Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1847 Untitled

"What is the Bank of Taiwan doing? Not once or twice. If this continues, I'm afraid I will report to my superiors and ask for a replacement supplier." Just when Jiang Yunfan was on behalf of the Denglai Pioneering Team and the Southern Pioneering Team to Shunguo , Thousands of miles away in Denglai Jiaozhou Port, the logistics staff of the Jiaozhou Fortress are furious at some goods.

The goods are all supplied to the army, including tea, sesame, broad beans, peas, gallnuts, bristles, tung oil, etc., and the production areas are basically in the control area of ​​Shunguo. The total value of those who came was more than 5000 yuan. In addition to supplying the Jiaozhou Fortress, it was also sent to other troops via roads and railways (parts that have been opened to traffic).

There is nothing wrong with the goods themselves. Although the quality is not high-quality, it is above the average level. No one dares to ignore the supplies for the army.However, the quality was fine, but the quantity was quite insufficient, only about two-thirds, which was far from meeting the needs of the troops, so the logistics staff officer lost his temper on the spot.

According to him, it is not the first time that the Bank of Taiwan has not been able to supply goods in time.Ever since Shun and Qing battled successively, and the Southern Exploration Team also fought with Hangzhou Daying, the supply ability of the largest material supplier in the Denglai military system began to be criticized slowly, and it has developed to the present level. The point of open questioning.

Hearing this, Han Jin, assistant to the general manager of the Bank of Taiwan, who came with the ship to escort the goods, immediately stepped forward to give the lieutenant a cigarette, and then said with a smile: "It will be fine after a few months, and the next batch will be all I will make it up for you, and I will also give you a batch of shredded tobacco. Please forgive me, please forgive me. There is no way, the situation in the south is tense, the wars are frequent, many ships have been requisitioned, and the transportation capacity is seriously insufficient. This is also known to the Security Command. I hope you will understand."

In fact, the shortage of transport capacity mentioned by Han Jin just now is indeed one of the important reasons for the untimely supply of materials.As we all know, although the Bank of Taiwan has been slowly building its own transportation fleet and fleet in recent years, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight and requires a long period of time.What's even more speechless is that it may be because of the fact that you can pay to rent the "Yaksa" class armed transport ship with as many as 11 ships from the Okhotsk Sea Squadron of the Third Fleet-at this time, Han Jin was traveling to Jiaozhou Port. The delivery ship is the "Chukochi" of this type of ship - the Bank of Taiwan has not invested so much in building its own fleet in recent years. Two ships and one 2-ton flute-shaped transport ship were built, and other funds were spent on ordering "Star" class light cruisers from the mainland (there are already two ships, and two more were ordered last year) and the formation of its own marine battalion. .

In particular, this Marine Battalion has four infantry companies, and if it is fully staffed, it looks like a little over 1000 people. It has been a year and a half since it was formed, and there are currently more than [-] people, and its combat effectiveness is steadily improving.The main officers of this battalion are all veterans hired from the mainland with a lot of money. Some non-commissioned officers are mostly veterans who have combat experience in the Far East. The ordinary soldiers include Tunguska, Japanese and people recruited in Macau. Of course, there are also indispensable Recruits recruited in Denglei and Ningbo.

The equipment standard of these people is obviously higher than that of the several new military divisions established by the Far East San Francisco. There is a little distance.But even so, the daily expenses of this reserve force officially named "Taiwan Marine Battalion" are not a small amount.Even if it is as wealthy as the Bank of Taiwan, it is quite painful to raise it, so that the general manager of the bank, Shao Shuguang, once wanted to reduce the troop establishment to two infantry companies with about [-] people, but it was rejected by several major shareholders—in fact, It is the San Francisco of the Far East—it was rejected, and Liu Jianguo and Commander Liu of Denglai even gave special instructions to "full staff", "strengthen training", and "not to waste", which immediately blocked the Bank of Taiwan trying to save money way.

As a minority shareholder of the bank, even if Shao Shuguang was unwilling, he had no choice but to do so.Therefore, he specially approved a large amount of funds for the battalion headquarters, bought them a large amount of ordnance and supplies, and rented a piece of wasteland in Sakhalin Island and Xiangshan County respectively, and used the two wings of the battalion as barracks and training bases. Administer two companies, training in Sakhalin Island all the year round to adapt to fighting in cold regions; the right wing also has two companies under its jurisdiction, training in Xiangshan County all year round to adapt to fighting in hot regions. South, move alternately.

Therefore, it can be seen from the model that the cost of the Taiwan Marine Battalion is more than that of the general army, and may be higher than that of the only new Chinese infantry battalion in China that has rich experience in tropical combat.Therefore, after losing so much money in the "pit", the Bank of Taiwan really does not have much spare power to order new ships and form its own transportation team. You must know that this company that has been entangled with the government will be apportioned to a pile every year. The inexplicable cost is not a light burden.

Fortunately, they can continue to "share" some armed transport ships with the Okhotsk Sea Squadron, which somewhat enables them to run their business.Of course, the above is under normal circumstances. Under abnormal circumstances - such as the outbreak of war - when the navy needs to cooperate with the army in combat, these ships have to be driven to the front line to transport supplies, soldiers, prisoners and spoils, Bank of Taiwan They can no longer be used.

The Ningshao War that broke out last year is an excellent example. During those bleak years, the bank had to rely on its own ships to perform transportation tasks-even a newly commissioned 650-ton flute-shaped transport The ship was also requisitioned by the navy to transport food, and it was also very depressed-this would naturally make some goods not delivered in time, so it caused some complaints from the demand side, which is actually quite common, and their superiors are also aware of this Yes, so the logistics staff's complaints can only be complaints.The Bank of Taiwan has borne such a big blame for the government, and the government is still the major shareholder, so how could it be possible to be disqualified as a major supplier?

"In a few months, we will have two more ships in service, which can greatly reduce the transportation pressure, and there will be no delays by then." Han Jin said with a smile.The Black Water Shipyard will complete the ordered ship before the end of this month (September), and then let the personnel of the Bank of Taiwan waiting to receive it there to drive to the port of Rishiri Island for the final part of the work (because of the black water in late October. The sea near the water port will be completely frozen).And in the Kushiro shipyard built by Wei Boqiu, a 9-ton transport ship will also be officially delivered in mid-December. From then on, it can be used to run the route between Jiaozhou Port and Zeelandia Port to purchase Taiwan Island. Cane sugar, shredded tobacco, rice, camphor, tropical giant wood and other commodities.

Of course, the supply from the Bank of Taiwan was not timely. In addition to the above-mentioned transportation factors, the lack of sufficient quality-standard goods on the market is also a factor that cannot be ignored.This is actually very easy to understand. The war between Shun and Qing Dynasty spread to several provinces in the central part, the war between East and Qing Dynasty affected most of the south of the Yangtze River, and the separatist regimes in Fujian and Guangdong in the south were also at war. All kinds of materials and hoard them, so as not to have to use them in a hurry or spend a lot of money to purchase them from others.Don't look at the Bank of Taiwan, which usually has five people and six people, and everyone will give you a few thin noodles, but in the face of this important matter of life and death, everything is just a cloud!After all, no one will give you convenience at the risk of losing their troops, land, or even perishing. You must know that these are all warlords who regard the territory and the army as their lifeblood!

So, with this in mind, the Bank of Taiwan has now behaved itself.Just last month, they applied to the Southern Exploration Team to go to Jiangxi Madang Fortress to open a supply base, and it should not be a problem to get approved.The Bank of Taiwan initially planned to open an egg powder factory next to the Madang Fortress, using semi-mechanized production equipment imported from the mainland, and using the local egg resources in Jiangxi to produce egg powder, one of the important military supplies.

In principle, the egg powder produced is shipped back to Ningbo, Denglai and Heishui after being barreled, and supplied to military supplies.Of course, if there is a surplus, they don't mind selling it to Shunguo on the spot. Of course, it's hard to say whether they will accept it or not.According to Han Jin's view, the nutritional level of the officers and soldiers of Shun Kingdom is obviously relatively low, and it is impossible to use egg powder as a long-term supply of military supplies.In this regard, the people on the east bank are undoubtedly at the forefront of the times, and they are really good to the big soldiers.

In addition to this egg powder factory, the Bank of Taiwan also intends to set up a hydraulic rice mill in the local area, using the hydraulic machinery that has been eliminated locally to integrate Jiangxi's relatively rich local rice resources and cheap human resources for deep processing of grain.The processed barreled rice was also shipped back to the Far East San Francisco for military supplies, or sold to the public.

The establishment of these two factories should bring the Bank of Taiwan's material supply capacity to a new level, because they can use this as a basis to control many basic suppliers, which is equivalent to controlling huge eggs and grain resources. .At the same time, they can also use their own processing plants and warehouses to stockpile materials in advance. When there is a shortage of supply in the market, they will not stop production immediately. It is equivalent to having a buffer period, which is very important.

All kinds of materials transported back from Jiangnan, Guangdong and other places have now been confirmed to be basically unloaded at Jiaozhou Port, a natural good port.With the continuous deepening of the construction of the Jiaoyan Railway, the importance of this military-civilian dual-use port is also increasing day by day. Not only the government has invested in the construction of a new modern wharf, but even companies such as the Bank of Taiwan have enclose land on the coastline and build their own exclusive ports. Wharf (the closer the railway station is, the greater the value is obviously), so that the logistics and transportation can be faster.

When talking about the Jiaoyan Line Railway, we have to mention the Southern Railway Company.Although Xu Xiangdong, who came here to preside over the overall situation, has returned to the mainland by boat, this huge project is still advancing step by step under the continuous promotion of the Southern Railway Company and the local government.At present, the two sections from Jiaozhou Port to Jimo, and from Yantai Port to Taocun have been officially opened to traffic and started commercial operation.

Although it seems that the number of trains is still relatively small, and only a few days, many materials are still transported by sea or national road system, but this is not the fault of the Jiaoyan Railway itself, but the construction has not kept up, that is, the important links in the middle The large section of mileage in Laiyang County, an agricultural area, has not been repaired, resulting in the inability of the two important ports of Jiaozhou and Yantai to "talk" directly. This has caused the loss of most of the railway's functions.

However, at present, the Southern Railway Company seems to be relatively positive. The financial situation of the local headquarters should be good. It can continuously spend a large amount of money to purchase railway equipment, hire professional and technical personnel, and hire ships for transportation. These are all guaranteed. The construction process of the Jiaoyan Railway.

And the Denglai Pioneering Team's support for this railway is not small.Although the Qing army launched a large-scale diversionary attack in the Laizhou area because the southern pioneer team attacked Shaoxing, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources of the Denglai pioneer team, and the resources that can be invested in the railway construction site dropped sharply. .But now the war has long since ended, and peace negotiations between the East and the Qing are a certainty, so the Pioneering Team government has a lot of money, so Liu Jianguo issued an order to conscript the people of the counties under his jurisdiction in turn. He worked on the construction site of the Jiaoyan Line Railway, and tried his best to clear this strategic transportation artery.

The chief engineer in charge of railway construction of the Southern Railway Company optimistically predicted that at the end of 1682 or early 1683, the first modern standard railway on the ground in the Far East would run through the entire county. Undoubtedly, it is extremely shocking.Although limited by various factors, not many people may know the relevant information of the Jiaoyan Railway in a timely manner, but as time goes on, as personnel exchanges become more frequent, more and more people will always know, see and be amazed Because of the strength of this giant steel dragon, there is no doubt about it.

In order to build this railway, the Southern Railway Company really sold its iron and liquidated a lot of unnecessary assets, so it also placed high hopes on the profitability of this railway.For this reason, they also went through the path of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and were allowed to set up a wire telegraph network along the railway line, and were fully responsible for commercial operations.

As for whether there will be a next step after the completion of this railway, whether it will continue to build the legendary Pingrong Line Railway, you should spare the Southern Railway Company for this, if it continues like this, it will go bankrupt.You know, even the local Central Railway Company, such a powerful super-large enterprise, has been overwhelmed and exhausted by the main line railway that connects the north and the south. They have given them long-term loans with interest, not to mention the Southern Railway Company!

This, I really can’t remember the title, so let’s call it Untitled.Anyway, even the famous poet Li Shangyin wrote a bunch of untitled poems@[email protected]

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