Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 743

"I've been looking forward to it for so many years and finally it's today..." As soon as they met, Mo Ming joked to Xu Gang.With the arrival of a whole company of combat-experienced officers and soldiers, the position of the Southern Railway Company in the Southern Patagonia region has become even more stable.

Xu Gang wears glasses, and looks like a gentle middle-aged man.But as the saying goes, people cannot be judged by their appearance, this gentleman has participated in almost every war fought by the people on the east coast, and brutally suppressed the Guarani and Charuya people in the native land.Later, he was even transferred to Xinhua Island because of his outstanding performance in suppressing the aborigines. He brutally killed and captured a large number of Bezimisaraka people, and he became notorious.

After returning to the mainland, he "accidentally injured" a large number of Spanish civilians because of his aggressive and bold style during the attack on Buenos Aires. In the tide of the size of the army in the rear, it was inevitable to be the first to be squeezed out.

But he didn't have nowhere to go. For example, he and all the officers and soldiers were transferred to the Southern Railway Company and became the first batch of officers and soldiers of the company's road guard team.And retired as a major military academy (real-time captain, the prerequisite for retirement is one level higher), he now serves as the manager of the safety department of the Southern Railway Company, and in fact has become one of the company's "Eight King Kongs" (eight managers).

Speaking of this, I have to mention the organizational structure that the Southern Railway Company has initially decided on.This large Concern company recently reorganized by Mo Ming has a president, Mo Ming (Peng Zhicheng has resigned), and two vice presidents: Jin Kela and Wang Qinian (these two are only temporary, coordinating work, and do not participate in company decision-making. ).In addition, there are eight department managers, namely the military department (under the jurisdiction of the road protection team), the civil affairs department, the technical department, the financial department, the legal department, the commercial department, the engineering department and the general department.

Among them, there is only one unit under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Military Affairs, which is the road guard team; the Ministry of Civil Affairs has the largest organization, with the Civil Affairs Section under its jurisdiction (the organization under the Civil Affairs Section is relatively complex, in addition to a large number of professional personnel from various departments, it also has jurisdiction over Xingnan Police Station and Araucan Police Station), Religious Section, Land Section, Railway Negotiation Section (responsible for various negotiations with the Kingdom of Spain, local indigenous people, and the East Coast), Health Section, Education Section, and News Section (by the " The editor-in-chief of the news editorial department of Nantie Weekly is in charge).

In addition to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the largest organization is naturally the Technology Department, which has seven department-level departments under the jurisdiction of the Inland Shipping Department, Mining Department, Forestry Department, Supply Department, Sales Department, Line Department, and Design Department; the Finance Department has the Accounting Department under its jurisdiction. The Ministry of Justice has two departments: the Legal Department (under the jurisdiction of the Southern Railway Circuit Court) and the Prison Affairs Department (under the jurisdiction of the Gobi Desert Prison) under the Ministry of Justice; the Commercial Division under the Ministry of Commerce, which is in charge of the South Patagonia Commodity sales, import and export trade, etc.; the engineering department, as the name suggests, is responsible for formulating the construction plan according to the route given by the technical department, and starting to implement it; , Welfare distribution, etc., under the jurisdiction of the General Affairs Section, Xingnan Guest House and other units.

In general, according to Marshal Mo’s design, the Southern Railway Corporation, a large-scale concern enterprise that is half-official and half-civilian, almost performs a considerable part of government functions in the southern Patagonia region, that is, they use commercial companies as a cover , the reality of colonial rule, is to learn from others' East India Company.Maybe it is not as good as the East India Company in terms of power alone (it does not have the powers of countries such as the right to declare war and the right to make treaties), but in terms of the rigor of the organization, it is far beyond others.

Of course, most of these institutions now exist only on paper.The Southern Railway Company was initially in short supply, both in terms of money and personnel. It is far from being possible to complete these institutions one by one.This requires ten years of continuous investment and improvement, but this is not an easy task for the cash-strapped Southern Railway Company.

"The colleagues of the Ministry of the Army are keeping a close eye on a company as big as the Southern Railway Company." Seeing Mo Ming coming to greet him, Xu Gang, who used to pretend to be a veteran, suddenly couldn't stand up anymore. With a smile on his face, he quickly stepped forward and held Mo Ming's right hand, and said with a little compliment: "Peng Governor once said that the establishment of the Southern Railway Company's Army Department has made great efforts, so the key position of the president We can't let civil servants take up the post. He picked and chose, he was not at ease with everyone around him, and finally chose you, President Mo, hehe, Governor Peng really has a good eye."

The Southern Railway Company was founded by the Ministry of the Army. Of course, Mo Ming knows this very well.In fact, the Ministry of War once proposed to give the Southern Railway Company the same privileges as the Anglo-Dutch East India Company, but was rejected by the civil servants. They only agreed that the Southern Railway Company had the right to operate the two ocean railways (including both ends of the port). , as well as the right to operate subsidiary businesses and part of the administrative power within one league along the railway line.However, as compensation for not giving full power to the Southern Railway Company, the president of the company was expressly stipulated that only military officers were allowed to serve as the president of the company from the second term onwards.

"My colleagues in the Army Department appreciate the president's establishment of Xingnan Port as the central stronghold for operating the Southern Patagonia region. At the same time, some officers of the Navy Department also expressed amazement at the degree of modernization planned for Xingnan Port. The wharf along the Ke River can berth large battleships such as the 'August [-]th', expressing interest, and at the same time encouraging the South Railway Company to increase investment and strive to build the port as soon as possible." Xu Gang said to Mo Ming.

"These guys are not willing to pay, but want to sit back and enjoy the benefits. How can there be such a good thing." Mo Ming sneered, and said: "The priority of Xingnan Port is to build a civilian wharf. After all, we are an immigration transshipment center here, and It's not a military base. But it's good to give the navy some thought, so that they won't mess with us in the future. Well, I heard that the navy still wants to use the port of Araucan as the home port of the planned third fleet, then Why should we, the South Railway Company, build this port? The navy has to pay for it, and it’s not enough if it’s less! Otherwise, they don’t want to use such a port comfortably!”

Hearing what Mo Ming said, Xu Gang laughed immediately.The Southern Railway Company chose such a thorn as the president. In the future, all departments of the central government, including the navy, will really have big heads.

"It's good that your road protection team came so early. The port project and the simple road will start at the same time, but the number of immigrants here in Xingnan Port is less than 300. There is a big gap." Mo Ming from He took out a small notebook from his pocket, and then took out a pencil to write and draw on it, saying: "There are not many natives around here, I think you will find a way to take a boat to the port of Blanca in the north in the near future, Then go deep inland from there, capture some Kelandi people and come back to build roads. The more people you have, the better. But don't put too much pressure on you. One day, they will send an engineering team of 2000 people from the mainland. In addition, I have also greeted Liu Ang in South Africa. They will use a group of Khoisan reds and Xhosa blacks from hostile tribes as Labor dispatch workers are sent here to build roads, and if there are not enough manpower, he will also dispatch the main force of the South African garrison to attack black tribes and grab labor.”

"I understand." Xu Gang stood at attention subconsciously, and he agreed, "Although our 101st company is a reserve force wearing yellow clothes, in terms of training, equipment, morale, and combat effectiveness, it is no better than those sons of a bitch. The main force of the blue clothes is weak. It is a piece of cake to go to the port of Blanca to capture the slaves of Kelandi. Give us a day to settle down. After all, some officers and soldiers have brought their families to settle here. From tomorrow, our department can It's dispatched, and those Kelandi people can't escape."

Regardless of the matter of Mo Ming and others raising labor, starting from March 3, the 1 residents of Xingnan Port were divided into two groups, and 800 of them began to build various port facilities under the guidance of technicians from the engineering department. , while the remaining 500 people, under the leadership of some foremen, began to build a simple road along the river.This road is set up to ensure the smooth transportation of materials along the railway construction line. Its specifications, lifespan, and material requirements are not high. As long as it can be fooled in advance, it will be fine. Anyway, we will take the railway in the future. Whoever is full is fine. Do road transport next to the railway.

Therefore, this road is designated as a simple sand or gravel road, anyway, there are many of these things on the Gobi and grass.At present, the Dafeng Agricultural Machinery Factory in the north is refitting a failed steam tractor (steam tractors in history are flashy, except for a small number of hard lands in North America, they are rarely used in other places, which can be said to be a complete failure. invention, which was quickly replaced by internal combustion engine tractors), and developed a gravel roller weighing about 5 tons.

This kind of road roller is very useful when leveling the roadbed and mixing materials (put the sand and soil in proportion to the iron plate and mix evenly, then pave it to a specified thickness, and then repeatedly roll it with a gravel roller), and when building roads , The gravel roller is very useful.For example, for the gravel road in the design, the engineering department plans to compact the original uneven ground (with a lot of gravel and stones), then pave stones with a diameter of about 15 cm, and then pave with crushed stones with a diameter of 5 cm. Stone, the surface is sprinkled with prepared sand and soil, and then rolled and compacted repeatedly.After rolling, sprinkle some water (or simply wait for the next rain and snow), and the road is almost complete, enough to be used until the completion of the Liangyang Railway.

According to the design plan of the technical department, the road is 6 meters wide and the total length may be more than 300 kilometers.The cost per square meter is about 0.15 yuan, and such a long distance is actually a lot of money, probably around 30 yuan.

The cost is so high, the "simple road" does not look "simple" at all!

(End of this chapter)