The cost of recruiting immigrants from the Ministry of Civil Affairs is almost the same as the military expenditure of recruiting new recruits from the militia group, but the military expenditure is basically a bottomless 'hole' that can only be entered and cannot be entered, while recruiting immigrants can obtain stable long-term benefits, so the executive committee has always given great support to the application for immigration funds-Shuhaha-

For immigrants from Guangdong to Port Victory, the cost of depositing zài in recruitment channels was much greater than that of North Vietnam. Since the vast majority of the sources of North Vietnamese immigrants are war refugees, criminals and even South Vietnamese prisoners, almost all of them are sold to the crossing group in the form of piglets by the North Vietnamese court in disguise, so there is basically no too much 'spending' fee in the recruitment process, and the port of victory only needs to send ships to the designated places to load people on a regular basis. On the other hand, Guangdong not only has to set up large-scale shelters for migrants, but also has to hire people to bring food, clothing, 'medicine' and other materials to go deep into Guangdong's inland prefectures and counties to recruit migrants, and the cost of intermediate links is considerable. If it weren't for the participation of some shareholders of "Fu Ruifeng" and "Qiong Lianfa", relying on business relationships to spread a net in various states and counties, it would not be easy to achieve such a large-scale immigration recruitment operation by crossing the group itself.

But no matter how high the cost is, the Executive Committee will not stop recruiting immigrants from the outside world through all possible means. At present, it is a period of rapid development through the group, and the growth rate of the group's strength is almost equal to the growth rate of the naturalized population, and population growth means the simultaneous growth of productivity, combat effectiveness and economic aggregate. The extent to which the Crossing Masses were able to expand the power of the Haihan in their lifetime depended on whether the speed of the population explosion in the early stage could keep up with the strategic planning of the Executive Committee.

It is worth mentioning that the dual-use port of Dawanshan Island, which was originally built by the Central Military Commission at the mouth of the Pearl River, has made unexpected progress after several months of operation.

"The contemptible person is the manager of the 'Chao' Prefecture Capital Chenghai Bank, this is the purchase agreement signed with the Haihan Office in Guangzhou last month, the payment has been paid, and this time it is to load the ship. ”

A middle-aged man handed a piece of paper to the staff on the wharf, on which was a signed agreement for the sale and purchase of goods, indicating that it would be 'delivered' and loaded on the ship at Wanshan Port, and below it was the signature and official seal of Ma Like, the person in charge of the Guangzhou Office.

After the staff carefully checked the delivery records sent from Guangzhou, they nodded and said: "Come with me, the goods of your Chenghai line are ready, and they can be loaded immediately." ”

Climbing up the stairs from the pier, about fifty meters away, there is a row of masonry warehouses nearly five meters high. Most of the bricks and stone used to build these warehouses came from the vicinity of Guangzhou, while the cement was brought from Shengli Port. In addition to the goods transported from Shengli Port, there are also other goods transported by maritime merchants to Wanshan Port for 'delivery'.

The staff brought the steward of Chenghai to the 'door' of the warehouse, 'handed over' the bill of lading to the staff of the warehouse, and then signed and signed the register to complete the 'handover' of the work. The warehouse staff opened the 'door' of the warehouse, walked in with the steward, pointed to the mountain of goods on the right, and said: "Do you see those burlap bags with white circles painted on the outside? 100 catties per bag, a total of 500 bags, are all your goods, let's count them while moving!"

"Thank you. With a wave of his hand, the porters walked into the warehouse and began to carry the goods.

As one of the shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa", Chenghai Bank is also the first batch of merchants to enter Wanshan Port and use the transshipment services here. Last month, the Chenghai Xingtong Guò Office in Guangzhou ordered 50,000 catties of Haihan 'fine' salt, if the original 'delivery' method, probably Chenghai Xing could only send a ship to Shengli Port to pick up the goods. However, after the Wanshan Port, the pick-up location of Chenghai Line was changed from the distant Shengli Port to the Wanshan Port at the mouth of the Pearl River, which greatly shortened the time of 'delivery'.

At the beginning of the planning, the Dawanshan Island stronghold was mainly for military purposes, supplemented by commercial use, and measures such as building cargo holds and allowing merchant ships to dock were just to pull the ticket of the Ministry of Commerce's 'door', so that the command could pass the project. However, when Wanshan Port was put into use, there were many merchant ships that chose to use it as a cargo transfer station, so much so that the navy had to arrange two "Exploration-class" warships to be stationed in Wanshan Port in advance to maintain the safety of the nearby waters. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)

The most willing to dock at Wanshan Port is from the coastal areas west of the Pearl River Estuary maritime merchants, they used to buy Haihan goods, either direct sailing to Shengli Port, or from the Pearl River upstream to Guangzhou City, and now a part of the shipment volume, single model of Haihan goods, such as Haihan 'fine' salt, iron farm tools, etc., have been directly purchased in Wanshan Port to complete the 'delivery', saving a lot of time.

And the goods they sell to Shengli Port can also choose to be 'delivered' at Wanshan Port, and the Haihan merchant ship will transport it back to Shengli Port by itself - of course, the price must be lowered, after all, the voyage from the Pearl River Estuary to Shengli Port will take more than ten days, and this freight must be discounted. This transaction is very cost-effective for both parties, the maritime merchants have saved a lot of time, in the past, the "trade" with the Haihan people may have to "spend" a month on the way, but now the "delivery" place is changed to the Pearl River Estuary, the time is shortened by nearly half, which means that the frequency of the "trade" under the same time can be doubled, and the profits earned will naturally be greatly increased. At present, seventy percent of the cargo ships of the Ministry of Shipping have completed the transformation of the sail rope system, and the speed of the ship has nearly doubled compared with before, which has also brought about a decrease in freight rates and an increase in transshipment efficiency.

Of course, not everyone is happy to see Wanshan Port become so lively, for example, Chen Yixin, the current military commander of Wanshan Island, is not very satisfied with the situation on the island.

Chen Yixin angrily issued an order to the orderly: "Those who do not abide by the rules will not be allowed to enter the port in the future!

"Okay, okay, don't be so angry, they don't understand the rules, we can teach them slowly. Li Dou next to him held back a smile and persuaded quietly.

With the arrival of merchant ships from the outside world, the atmosphere of the military base created by Chen Yixin on the island at the beginning soon disappeared. After arriving here, these merchants and sailors couldn't help but want to walk around the island, to see the forts under construction on both sides of the harbor, the camp of the Haihan militia on the south side of the island, and even to the top of the hill to see the origin of the white 'colored' buildings that can be seen on the sea. However, these places are all forbidden military restricted areas, especially the forts and lookout posts on the top of the mountain, and even the non-military personnel on the island are not allowed to approach casually, let alone outsiders.

As a result, some disputes inevitably arose between the two attitudes of wanting to see and not being allowed to see, and some maritime sailors could not help but speak very ugly words, and the meaning of ridicule was rather heavy. And Chen Yixin is young and vigorous, how can he allow outsiders to say irresponsible things on the island and do whatever he wants, so he directly issued a ban, and then outsiders who deliberately approach the military restricted area will be arrested and dealt with as 'traitors' - if it weren't for Li Dou's persuasion, maybe Chen Yixin would have directly ordered the hanging.

"Lidou, don't take this matter too simply. Chen Yixin couldn't see the appearance of a peacemaker on his face, and couldn't help but continue: "These foreign ships frequently enter and exit, and the situation on the island is 'touched' to a 'fine' light, if there are pirates who plan to attack in the future, they will definitely send people to the island to inquire about the situation first." If we don't set up the rules now, we will be the ones who will suffer in the future!"

Li Dou nodded and said: "What you said is right, but there is no need to be so fierce to these merchants and sailors, right? Now that there is a company of militia stationed on the island, plus two warships take turns patrolling the vicinity, which unsightly pirate dares to come and attack us? ”

Chen Yixin shook his head again and again and said, "Your view is too one-sided. To be honest, with our current scale, even if we suffer a few setbacks, it will not affect the overall situation of development. I'm worried that it's not someone who has put on the 'door', but that our negligence has caused the 'hole' in the defenses here...... Do you know what the consequences will be? If you can't even defend Wanshan Port, will the Executive Committee still give you and me a chance in the future?"

The expression on Li Dou's face suddenly became stern: "Do you have any inside information?"

Whether it is the previous Military Police Department or the Military Commission after the split, Chen Yixin is the youngest member among them, and he participates in the crossing alone, so he has always been treated as the old man within the military to enjoy all kinds of preferential treatment, and even he can stand out and serve as the military chief of Dawanshan Island at a young age, which has more or less the human element of special care from the high-level. Even Li Dou, the candidate for the civil chief, was approved after Chen Yixin recommended it to the above, so as soon as Chen Yixin mentioned it, Li Dou immediately became vigilant.

Although both of them are not very old, they have been in this group for two years before and after the crossing, and they also have a certain understanding of the internal power structure, in this group, except for the high-level executive committee and the technical positions of the production unit, the development prospects of the expatriates are generally better than their counterparts in the base camp, which is a fact that everyone has recognized. The speed of promotion will not be too slow, and with the expansion of the power of the crossing group in the future, it is almost inevitable that these people who are fighting the world outside will become a big member of the party.

Although Dawanshan Island is only a big place on the map, the two young people know very well that this is already a good *** for them, and if they don't want to do it or don't do it well, there will be a lot of people waiting to take over the place here. And it is precisely this that Li Dou is worried about, he is not as light as Chen Yixin to be appreciated by the high-level, and at the same time, he can't afford to lose.

"You don't need any inside information, you can deduce it yourself. Chen Yixin could only shake his head at the sensitive 'sex' of the fighting government: "Why did the Executive Committee establish a stronghold in this place?"

"Of course, that's because the waters of the Pearl River Estuary are the most important waterway in the southeast of the mainland, and controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the entry and exit of mainland commodities, and holding the throat of the entire Guangdong. "Li Dou is still very clear about this matter, after all, he has participated in several training courses organized by relevant departments before he came, and he still has some gains.

"Not only now, but even in a few hundred years, this will still be a key area in South China!" Chen Yixin, as a military personnel, obviously has a much greater understanding of the importance of geographical location than Li Dou: "Even if our power expands tenfold or hundredfold in the future, the waters of the Pearl River Estuary must be in the hands of our own people." What does it mean to be entrusted with a heavy task? Our current duty is to be entrusted with a heavy task by the Executive Committee! As long as this place is properly managed, the Pearl River Estuary and even the Pearl River Delta may become our defense area in the future. ”

"Don't forget that there is also a Guangzhou Office!" Li Dou couldn't help but remind: "The authority of the Guangzhou Office is much greater than ours. ”

"The Guangzhou Office is in charge of politics and business, and if the Executive Committee wants to maintain peace with the Ming Dynasty, it will not openly garrison troops in Guangzhou City. The CMC's target is Hong Kong Island, but it will not be able to take it for a while. After two years, we will take Hong Kong Island to establish the Guangdong Military Division, do you say that this position is to be taken from the base camp and people who are not familiar with the local situation at all, or should we let local cadres like us who are familiar with the 'door' and the road be on it?" Chen Yixin patted Li Dou on the shoulder with an old face and said: "If you make a mistake now, no matter how big or small, it will be a self-defeating future!"

"But there are also military representatives on the Guangzhou Office, and they are also very familiar with the local situation...... By the way, Xiao Liang and Yu Yao seem to be both natives of Guangdong, and you, a Fujianese, can't be called a local cadre in front of them. Li Dou obviously did not fully agree with Chen Yixin's statement.

If we want to talk about the reuse of Cheng Dù, the two military representatives who were sent to Guangzhou in September last year obviously carried a heavier weight than Chen Yixin, and during the defense of Lijiazhuang in May this year, the Central Military Commission also assigned the command authority of the militia groups stationed in the local area with Xiao Liang as the main body, supplemented by Chen Yixin. However, after the war, the Military Commission did not favor the two of them, and they were both the same personal third-class merits.

Chen Yixin shook his head and said: "Of course the Military Commission trusts them very much, but their current responsibility is mainly to protect the Guangzhou Office and promote our arms and military system in the mainland. After all, the promotion within the army still depends on the merits of the war, and now in the entire Pearl River Delta, only Wanshan Port has the most garrisons, and we are the first to dispatch any military action. ”

"However, there is only 'Eighteen Zhi' left in the surrounding area, and that is not an enemy that we can deal with now. Li Dou saw that Chen Yixin was talking and became a state of leaping 'desire' to try, and hurriedly persuaded him to calm down: "The executive committee also said, don't take the initiative to provoke the people of 'Eighteen Zhi'." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive. I just want you to understand that the importance of our place is not only important to us as a collective, but also to the future of you and me!" Chen Yixin finally made a summary of his speech.

"I understand, I understand, I'm going to go to the docks and talk to the merchants. When we get to our land, we have to follow our rules!" Li Dou grabbed his straw hat to shade the sun and hurried out with a water bottle.

Most of the crews that were originally working on the island have now been withdrawn, and only a few plasterers are left to build fortifications in the port. However, the number of permanent residents on the island has not decreased as a result, and a considerable number of the migrants recruited by the Guangzhou Office on the mainland were left behind when they were transferred to Wanshan Port. As one of the most famous fishing grounds in the South China Sea, Wanshan Port was originally tasked with developing fisheries at the beginning of its planning, and the Hai Han militia captured a large number of small offshore vessels in the battle of Hoi An in South Vietnam, which were not usable as cargo ships, but more than enough as offshore fishing vessels. Today, Wanshan Port has nearly 30 fishing boats of all sizes and nearly 200 fishermen, which is not small.

Although it will take some time for Wanshan Port to be fully completed, its scale is a little unable to keep up with the speed of development just in terms of the current development status. It not only carries the function of military defense, but also has a variety of responsibilities such as immigration transit, cargo transshipment, and fishery development, and the narrow Wanshan Port is a little unable to undertake so many tasks. Even the high-level leaders who proposed the development of the Wanshan Island stronghold probably did not expect that this place could develop so quickly after the development. In late August, Enrique, who was returning from the port of victory, also made a special circle and made a brief visit to the port of Wanshan. Enrique was invited by the Executive Committee to appear at Wanshan Port, not for the purpose of espionage or anything else. Of course, when he entered the port, he couldn't help but carefully observe the eye-catching Haihan-style fortifications at the north and south ends of the port - wherever the Haihan people built a port, it seemed that there were such "sexual" fortifications, even a small port in the lonely sea like Wanshan Port, and Enrique really wanted to complain about how much they liked to fight. Enrique's purpose in coming to Wanshan Port was not to visit the fort, but to meet Chen Yixin and discuss military cooperation between the two sides. Regarding the hiring of artillery instructors from the Portuguese, the Executive Committee had already talked to Enrique about the same, but because Enrique still needed to report to the Council and seek the Council's consent after returning to Australia, the time required for this intermediate 'spent' was difficult to predict, so the Executive Committee did not directly send someone to follow up, but 'handed over' the matter to Wanshan Port, which is the closest to Australia's 'Gate'. At that time, if this matter is completed, then Chen Yixin, as the military representative of the Haihan side, will go to Australia to 'gate' to test the quality of Portuguese mercenaries, so as to avoid the situation of 'spending' a lot of money to hire parallel goods.