1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 9 When preparations are underway ([-])

In the next six months, the preparatory committee reviewed and accepted new members at the rate of one batch per month, and the structure of each department has also been initially formed. Under the operation of Schneider, secret funds are continuously imported from overseas, and material procurement work It is also proceeding in an orderly manner.Under the favorable situation, the first general meeting of the Crossover Group was secretly held in Guangzhou in early December.

Of course, speaking of all members, there are still quite a few members who cannot be present and can only participate in the event by watching live video through network access.But this is enough democracy, at least every member does not have to worry about being "represented" because of his absence.

There were a total of 370 members who participated in this meeting, and basically all of them passed the repeated review of the organizing committee and decided to participate in the final crossing.Many of them are "politically reliable, and at the forefront of action" activists, who have long since sold out their wealth and moved to Guangzhou to devote themselves to the grand plan of crossing.

The content of the meeting is mainly to pass several important issues. The whole voting method is adopted. All members who have reached the age of [-] have one vote, and if more than two-thirds of the people approve, they will be approved, otherwise they will be rejected.Meng He also specially set up an online remote voting section on the forum, so that members who can only watch the live broadcast at home can also participate in the voting session in real time.

The first major issue is the organizational structure decision across the group.In the near term, this matter is to determine the power ownership and administrative structure of the Traverse Group. In the long run, it will affect the future distribution of interests of the Traverse Group in another time and space, and even the establishment of a long-term regime. For all members, this is absolutely It's all first and foremost.According to the arrangement of the Preparatory Committee, this topic was put on the forum for discussion by members as early as two months ago. There are three organizational structures left at this meeting today for members to vote on.

Hundreds of people get together to do things, it is extremely difficult to unify their thoughts, and the members who participate in this program generally have a medium education level or above, and each has their own ideas and intentions. Brainwashing is not an easy task.Rather than trying thankfully to unify the left, center, and right ideas, it is better to bring everyone under the same administrative framework, and use the political system to ensure that everyone can play their role in this collective, and then In the gradual expansion after crossing, we will gradually unify our thinking and understanding. This is the goal that the Preparatory Committee wants to achieve.

The three alternatives were answered immediately after a round of voting.The right-leaning Yuan old-style aristocratic parliament and the left-leaning direct democracy that advocated the participation of the whole people in decision-making were both defeated. In the end, the representative system in the form of indirect democracy was adopted, that is, members elect representatives to form a representative body to exercise collective power.Of course, in view of the current team size and cultural background, it seems inappropriate for this authority to be called the Parliament or the National People's Congress. After a short debate and a new round of voting, the name was finally determined - the Supreme Executive Committee of the Crossing Group , referred to as the Executive Committee.For a long visible period in the future, the Executive Committee will exist as the highest authority of the Transcendental Congregation until the time is ripe for the Transcendental Congregation to establish its own regime.

The members of the Executive Committee are elected by the general meeting of all members, and each term can be re-elected for four years. However, in view of the current special situation, the first election will be held one year after the crossing. The current temporary Executive Committee The members of the current Preparatory Committee will be automatically promoted.Regarding the candidates for the executive committee, a special proposal was also passed by Baix. In view of Tao Donglai's special contribution to the crossing plan, he will receive the honor of a lifetime member of the executive committee. Of course, this qualification cannot be hereditary or transferable. There is no head status such as a one-vote veto.

The second issue after that is also closely related to each member, that is, the plan for the distribution of benefits in the new time and space in the future.First of all, every time-travel member, regardless of gender, age or age, will automatically receive [-] original shares as dividend capital, whether it is Tao Donglai, who has paid the most, or a child who has not paid at all, this dividend share cannot be sold or sold. The transfer can be legally inherited, but it is not linked to the right to vote, and it is still one adult, one vote.In addition to the annual share dividend, members' income will mainly come from job salaries, major project bonuses, and job allowances.Of course, the specific income arrangement also needs to be decided after the heads of various departments consult with Schneider, who is in charge of the economy, and others.

The establishment of shares makes the management system of the entire Crossroad Group closer to a joint-stock enterprise, so that the industrial, agricultural, construction, military and police, internal affairs, business, logistics and other preparatory groups under the Executive Committee look more like the same one. Different functional departments in the company, and the executive committee becomes the executive board of the entire company.Of course, the more important point of this kind of system is to let the traversers obtain equal economic status in the new time and space, so that at least in the initial stage, there will not be too many complaints about the excessive income difference, and the members can also have an opinion on the future of the group. development has greater expectations.

After the two main topics, the Executive Committee announced the next plan.According to the plans submitted by various departments before, there are multiple training plans that need to be crossed in the remaining time, and the complicated human resource allocation will become the first task that the temporary members of the Executive Committee will face after taking office. A tough job.

The large-scale popularization training mainly includes the following: construction site construction and forest felling training of the Ministry of Construction; military reserve military skills and field survival skills training of the Military and Police Department; crew technical positions and basic navigation skills training of the Maritime Department; Medical Department first aid skills training; food farming training provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, etc.There are also some small-scale training programs, such as administrative system training for managers of various departments, historical knowledge training for diplomatic and commercial departments, and so on.Many of the training contents have been carried out in stages and in batches. However, due to the shortage of manpower, the same person often has to participate in several training courses. During this period, he has to participate in the normal material preparation work, which inevitably attracts some complaints.

In addition, the Executive Committee issued to all members a list of items recommended for individuals to carry during the crossing operation, mainly daily necessities and outdoor items. The permissible weight per person is 100 kilograms. Considering the physiological needs of women, women can On the basis of this weight, add another 20 kg.This standard immediately aroused strong opposition from a small number of female members - this weight is not to mention the clothes of the old lady, just cosmetics and shoes are almost reaching the upper limit, right?

After some intense debate, the General Assembly had to propose a temporary special motion for deliberation. Finally, the upper limit of the weight of items carried by this person was increased by 100 kg, while the female standard was increased by 200 kg on the basis of 40 kg. Kilogram, this time finally calmed down the dispute.

After such a dispute, everyone found that the current male-to-female ratio is still seriously out of balance. Among the 370 six people, there are only 57 women, of which 23 are unmarried. Among them, there are three minors who have devoted themselves to the great cause of crossing with their parents. .And the number of unmarried male members is as high as more than 200, which means that the ratio of unmarried men and women exceeds ten to one!

In the face of the excited bachelors, the mouthpiece committee members had to take out their original rhetoric again to comfort everyone, and ensure that the focus of foreign trade after gaining a firm foothold in the new time and space is to introduce marriageable women.Of course, for some people's special request to experience loli cultivation, the executive committee can only vaguely say in front of many female members that they will consider it according to the actual situation.You must know that although there are not many female members, members who are full of feminism awareness have raised the banner of the Women's Federation within the team. These old fritters from the Executive Committee do not want to offend them for some guys with excess hormones.

After finally settling the complaining members, the Executive Committee hurriedly entered the next link, reporting on the progress of the preparatory work.This is probably the proudest work of the Executive Committee so far. All preparations have been carried out relatively smoothly under the guarantee of sufficient funds.

Under the auspices of Sun Changmi and Yue Zhiyun, the Ministry of Shipping has ordered a 7500-ton ro-ro ship from the second-hand ship market, with a cargo capacity of more than 6000 tons. Two booms, with a certain self-unloading capacity.This large ship with a purchase price of 1500 million will be used as the main ship for the transportation of materials across the group after a certain scale of renovation and maintenance.Of course, for such a large ship, the maintenance and use of the materials are also very objective. Therefore, after the ship docks at Yulin Port, I am afraid it will be difficult to have the opportunity to move the nest again. It is more likely It is used as a fixed defense facility by the sea.However, although the future of the main ship is very dark, the Executive Committee still named it "New World". How to say this ship is also the single most expensive item in the whole preparation plan. Some people have proposed to use it in the future. When it matures, convert the ship into a historical museum that travels through the crowd.

In view of the lack of professional manpower, the Ministry of Shipping purchased another 2000-horsepower tugboat and four thousand-ton unpowered offshore deck barges, as well as one decommissioned landing craft that the Ministry of Shipping had mentioned, plus four A hundred-ton iron-hulled fishing boats make up the rest of the fleet.

The Ministry of Industry's order list is mostly complete, but some custom equipment and machinery will take a while to be picked up from the factory.The preparatory work of the Ministry of Agriculture is more troublesome, and a considerable number of crop varieties have to wait until the crossing operation before they can be transplanted onto the ship, and the same is true for poultry and livestock.Mr. Yuan Ruoxiu has rented a small farm in Yingzhou, east of Sanya, to temporarily house these agricultural materials that cannot be shipped too long in advance. When the fleet of barges purchased from Zhanjiang goes south on the east coast of South Island, they will be shipped to Yulin. port.

As for the military purchase, which is a key project for material preparation, the North American branch in charge sent a progress report.Up to now, the North American side has purchased a total of 56 Type 300 semi-automatic units, tens of thousands of rounds of bullets, and a large number of various military supplies that cannot be purchased domestically, according to the requirements of the Military and Police Department of the Executive Committee.For safety reasons, these guns will only be issued with one clip of ammunition and managed in a unified manner. In addition, the Executive Committee does not plan to issue pistols to all staff.The unpleasant consequences of the universal distribution of guns, the continuous shootings of large and small in the United States over the years have made many vivid demonstrations to the world.In the concept of the Executive Committee, only those who go out to perform tasks in dangerous areas will be issued with self-defense weapons such as pistols.

The original procurement plan of the Military and Police Department needs to make a small adjustment, because Schneider recently introduced a former customer in Europe to the Military and Police Department. It is said that this customer has channels to get military-style guns such as FNscar and HK416. , and even some heavy weapons are not to mention.The person in charge of the North American branch was unable to resist this temptation, and had already flown to Eastern Europe to have direct contact with the other party. It is estimated that there will be results in a week.The purchased weapons, ammunition and military supplies will be shipped in containers from the West Coast of the United States across the Pacific Ocean to the Hong Kong Transit Terminal by the contacted professional smuggling company, and then immediately transferred to the "New World" that has been docked here.

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