African Nationhood

In Sakhalin Island in August, the autumn air is crisp and everything is golden and beautiful.

Having been here for nearly five years, Fang Hui has become more and more earthy or rough.

Wearing a thick coat and riding a horse in the dense virgin jungle, you can see wild animals from time to time. The low temperature here all year round, the foggy weather in summer and autumn, and the abundant precipitation.

They must carry rain gear with them when traveling. It may rain heavily at any time. Getting caught in the rain is a trivial matter. They are afraid of catching a cold after being exposed to the rain.

This is not a trivial matter, it can easily kill people. Many immigrants died from minor illnesses that they did not pay attention to.

Today they were on a routine inspection. One was to inspect the agricultural harvests in various places, and the other was to see how the city defenses in various places were being built.

Since the establishment of the Sakhalin Administration, the mainland has always emphasized the need to guard against foreign invasion, especially Japan.

After the surge in immigration, the Sakhalin Administration has been building a land fortress system on the island and actively training militia organizations.

In summer and autumn, people are allowed to rush to plant crops. In addition to learning cultural knowledge during the rest of the time, they seize the time to conduct militia training.

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Because the island is rich in products, especially fishery resources, the salmon alone is enough for people to eat every year.

Not to mention other types of shrimps and crabs, as well as cold water fish such as salmon, herring and cod.

Every year during the salmon migration and spawning season, not only can a large number of fish be caught, but also many brown bears can be seen.

People on the island can also take the opportunity to hunt brown bears, and the caviar taken from the salmon can also be made into caviar.

In view of the lack of manpower in the canning factory here, the number of canned fish produced each year is also very limited. Most of the catch is smoked and dried by fishermen.

In addition to transporting machinery and various living supplies, the local supply ships would also transport the dried fish here to the Qing Dynasty nearby in exchange for immigrants.

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The oil fields in Beidao have been constructed, but the current production volume of the oil fields is somewhat low, only 3 to 4 tons a year.

Most of this crude oil was divided up by Eastern Russia, and all the money obtained from the crude oil was exchanged for female population and other materials by the Sakhalin Administration.

The Department of Overseas Territories has issued an order to build a railway line around the island here.

Exploration on the North Island has determined that it is rich in coal, graphite, gold, and oil and natural gas resources.

At present, apart from the oil fields, the only thing left to be developed is coal. Coal will not only ensure the coal-burning needs of railways and other factories, but also be used for export.

After consulting the cabinet, the Sakhalin Administration decided to recruit 5000 male miners from the Korean Peninsula to mine coal.

The free Chinese citizens on the island were engaged in gold mining and oil fields.

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Seeing that the sky was covered with dark clouds, Fang Hui couldn't help but tighten his legs and shouted back, "Everyone, hurry up, it's going to rain."

After shouting, he jerked the horse on his crotch, and the sounds of "yes" and "ok" came from behind.

The group of people accelerated their pace, but they still could not escape the sudden heavy rain. By the time they arrived at Ronai Port (today's Polonaisk Port on Sakhalin Island), they were all soaked.

This is a small commercial port that can export dried fish, wood and furs.

Japanese businessmen often come here to trade, and in addition to food, they also bring Japanese women. The commerce here is very prosperous, but the freezing period here is longer than that of Yating Bay in the south. It freezes in December of that year and will not thaw until June of next year.

The port conditions here are not good, and the anchorage is too shallow to allow large ships to pass. Traffic can only be carried by small ships of 1,000 tons and below.

Coast defense artillery positions and fortresses were built here, and more than 5000 people were stationed at the port.

In addition to farming, people here can also fish at the mouth of the Pironai River in the port.

The person in charge of the port is an old man named Zhou Zhoulin, who was once a landowner in Huidi.

They brought clean clothes and ginger soup to keep out the cold for Fang Hui and others, and finally packed them up.

Wednesday Lin took Fang Hui and his party to the fortress at the port to rest and listen to Wednesday Lin's work report.

"Lieutenant Governor Fang, we have cultivated 3 acres of land so far. In addition to planting three staple crops of wheat, corn and potatoes, we have also planted an additional acres of radish and cabbage.

It is due to harvest 750 tons of wheat, 1100 tons of corn, 5000 tons of potatoes, 2500 tons of radishes, and 4000 tons of cabbage.

In addition, we accumulated another 500 tons of rice through trade with the Japanese, and we accumulated another 200 tons of dried meat and fish through hunting and fishing. "

The temperature conditions in the south of the island are barely suitable for growing corn and wheat, and they can only grow one season a year.

Potatoes are a crop suitable for planting in both the north and south of the island. The main reason why various plantings are carried out here is to enrich the tastes of immigrants.

The northern part of the island is not suitable for growing crops, so we can only grow some crops such as potatoes and sugar beets.

"Well, Director Zhou, you have done a good job. On behalf of the administrative office, I would like to acknowledge your work."

On Wednesday, Lin was very happy with his superior's affirmation, "Deputy Governor Fang, let's have a meal. The rain won't stop once it starts. It probably won't stop until tomorrow."

Fang Hui shook his head, "Don't be in a hurry about eating. Tell me about the war preparations here."

When Lin heard what his superior said on Wednesday, he answered directly without hesitation: "What we are doing here is to recruit all men into the militia, so we train diligently every day.

Today, the port militia has a strength of 2287 people, equipped with 280 8 mm caliber coastal defense guns, 280 standing coastal defense artillery personnel, and 100 patrol guards. The rest have been organized into peasant soldiers.

We organize everyone to listen to the radio news from Kuyuan (now Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island) every day to listen to the instructions from superiors and the new look of local construction. "

After listening to Lin's report on Wednesday, Fang Hui was very satisfied.

"Well, that means your work ability is pretty good. It's not easy to know these data well."

Lin Zhou smiled and waved his hands, "This is all the work of subordinates, so naturally we can't forget it. When we arrived in Nanhua Country, our lives became easier and better. Everyone has something to do, so they will work hard and listen to the orders of their superiors. .

Besides, under our rule in Nanhua, we don’t have to be afraid of foreigners, and we can even marry foreigners as wives. In the Qing Dynasty, we wouldn’t have dared to think about it. It’s all thanks to Chairman Shi’s wise leadership.

It's just that we all wonder why a wise and mighty man like Chairman Shi didn't ascend the throne and become the emperor?

Although it would be great for him to be the chairman of the committee, it still doesn't make sense to us ordinary people! "

Hearing what Lin said on Wednesday, Fang Hui shook his head, "This is not something we should discuss, and Chairman Shi's thoughts are not something we should guess. We just need to listen to his words and live a good life. "

Wednesday Lin nodded in agreement, "Deputy Governor Fang, you are right, let's go, let's go have a meal. This food is already cold after it's done. It shouldn't taste good." (End of Chapter)