"Then why don't we build the industrial zone first in Fei County? There are coal mines and iron ores there, so it'll be easier to transport them.”
In fact, there was one thing that Secretary Zhu did not mention. The base had started the construction of the Fei County Arsenal last year. Up until now, the Fei County Arsenal had a total of 54 workers, 3000 rounds of ammunition and 500 grenades per month. It could be said to be the most important location in the entire base and the pearl of the entire committee.
If it could be built in Fei County, the workers would be available. In terms of manpower, it would be better to build this industrial zone in Fei County. Moreover, there was a certain degree of security. In fact, although the guard company responsible for protecting the committee was stationed at Green Camel Temple, most of their forces were stationed in Fei County. There were two platoons stationed in Fei County, and only one platoon was stationed in Green Camel Town.
"Because of the military threat, Fei County doesn't have any natural barriers. Other than the mountain range at the back, my personal plan is to wait for the completion of the cement factory in the industrial area of Qing Tuo Town. I will start to build a defensive line in the west and east of Fei County before starting the construction of the industrial area.”
Speaking of which, Li Yan was really glad that the committee was built in Green Camel Town. After all, it was difficult to have such a safe regional advantage in other areas. After all, the current situation in the base was different from the United States. Building a factory abroad might only need to consider the factors of transportation and materials.
However, the base area was different. In fact, the base area was now classified as the Japanese occupation area on the map of the intelligence bureau. In the case of possible military threats in the future, safety became an important factor affecting the construction site of the industrial zone.
"If that's the case, I personally have no objections.”After Li Yan mentioned the safety factor, Secretary Zhu did not insist anymore. In fact, although most of the guards were in Fei County, their orders were not to protect the arsenal, but to protect the Japanese.
They had to stall for a while during the large-scale attack so that the equipment and personnel of the Munitions Factory could be transferred. Before the transfer was completed, even if they were only left with one person, they had to hold their position firmly and not take a step back.
"Then let's raise our hands to vote on whether this report should be passed or not.”Although the nominal report only required the signature of himself and Commander Zhao, considering that Director Guo and Governor Li were both here, Secretary Zhu still chose to vote by all.
After saying this, Secretary Zhu raised his right hand first. Commander Zhao and the others did not object. After all, they had thought that the construction of the industry would require the base to pay for it. Everyone would need to tighten their clothes and eat for a long time. The construction was just a slightly larger arsenal. It was already a very good prospect to be able to produce 10,000 bullets per month.
But now, the US Navy decided to help the base pay the money, and the construction was not just a larger factory, but an industrial zone that included multiple factories. This was a good thing. They could get an industrial zone and establish direct contact with the United States to a certain extent.
Although it was only the Asia Division under the Navy and the Navy Intelligence Bureau under the US government, it was at least a direct communication route. They had no reason to object.
"Since no one has any objections, I'll sign it. By the way, Commissioner Li, are these two documents going to be handed over to the US Navy?”Secretary Zhu took out a pen and signed the report. He handed the report to Commander Zhao for him to continue signing. Secretary Zhu picked up Commander Zhao's report.
"No, one is for the Bureau of Navy Intelligence, and the other is for the Minister in China. A copy of the navy's system. After you sign it, hand it over to the military attaché in the residence in China for signature. After he signs it, hand it over to the Asia Division of the Navy Intelligence Bureau and finally hand it over to the Ministry of the Navy. The other one will go through the diplomatic system. After you sign it, it will be signed by the Minister in China, Jensen. After he signs it, it will be handed over to the Far East Office of the Foreign Education Department and finally handed over to the Deputy Minister in charge of Asian Affairs. The main purpose of the two reports was to provide the necessary intelligence support for the future aid plan.”
In fact, after the two reports were handed over to the residence in China, they would be locked in the cabinet called the government and would not come out again. Although they had the signatures of the military and political leaders of the base, they did not have the nature of a real government document. They were only used as a reference for the government to deal with Asian affairs. They would not be handed over to the Congress or made public. That was why Li Yan could exaggerate with a clear conscience.
"By the way, Commissioner Li, you said that you were going down to investigate, what do you mean?”After signing the two documents, Secretary Zhu began to care about the research that Li Yan was about to start.
"Investigation, I'm just going down there to have a look. After all, the water power station has certain requirements for the flow, slope and flow speed of the river. If I can't make a field investigation, there might be problems. Besides, I have to make a general plan for the industrial zone of Qingtuo Town before the equipment arrives so that I can start the work as soon as possible after the power equipment arrives. Once the work is started, I will put all my energy into the construction of the industrial zone. So I plan to go down and take a look ahead of time.”
Any construction could not be separated from preliminary research. Whether it was whether the local area had enough human resources, whether there was enough water and mineral resources in close proximity, or whether the geological conditions of the factory construction area were up to standard, the person in charge of the industrial zone construction needed to make detailed preliminary planning. Fortunately, Li Yan was familiar with this because he was previously responsible for the construction of Ford's Mexican branch.
"Indeed, early research is necessary. There shouldn't be any problem with security, right? How about this, Commander Zhao, do you have time with your Hu Rui recently? Let him and Xu Chang follow Commissioner Li together. If anything happens, they can take care of each other.”Hu Rui was different from Xu Chang. He had followed Commander Zhao since the Red Army period. Whether it was ability or loyalty, they could be guaranteed.
"Sure, Hu Rui originally planned to go to Orchid Mountain these two days, but he doesn't have to go. Just let Li Hong go in his place.”Commander Zhao also understood Secretary Zhu's worries. After all, although they had already listened to Xu Chang's report, Xu Chang himself was also in an observation period, so it was necessary to send Hu Rui, a person who could be trusted in all aspects.
"By the way, Commissioner Li, do you plan to come back every day or go out for a few days at a time?”If he came back every day, it would be fine. If he went out for many days, he would have to prepare a lot of things.
"I plan to go out for five to seven days at a time. I'll just sleep somewhere at night.”Li Yan did not intend to waste his precious time on the road back and forth. Which engineer had not experienced sleeping on a barren mountain and drinking cold water before?
"I see. It's almost twelve o'clock now. How about this? Director Guo will ask the canteen to make more white steamed buns and some salted vegetables later. "Then, I'll go to the warehouse to get a flashlight and five old batteries. I'll write a note immediately. If I sleep…" Secretary Zhu was making arrangements when Li Yan heard that something was wrong.
"Secretary Zhu, there's no need. Really. I'll just take what you gave me in the morning. Besides, this isn't my first time doing field work. I've done it countless times before. One Lu Zi and one blanket are enough.”He had eaten steamed buns several times in China. It was obvious that he did not eat them in the morning. They were much worse than steamed buns.
"Commissioner Li, you don't understand the situation. At present, although there is not much flour in our base area, there is no problem with the supply. The base area is now divided into three types of stoves. Class A has the highest standard, which can guarantee the flour and steamed buns for every meal. It is the worker stove in the base area. Class B is second, which can guarantee the flour once a day, mainly for soldiers and guerrillas. Finally, Class C is the stove, which can guarantee the flour once a week, mainly for those who are engaged in paperwork in our committee. Commissioner Li, although you said that you would join the committee, you should still be considered a worker, so you definitely have to eat a Class A stove.”
Just as Li Yan was about to give in, Director Guo, who was at the side, spoke up. In fact, because Jiaodong could transport gold on time, and the base area was a big grain-producing province in addition to rich ore resources, the grain output had been very high since ancient times. Therefore, the food in the base area had always been considered to be comparable to other base areas. Even the Northern Bureau might not be able to compare.
"Are you sure? I mean, the workers are currently eating the best food in the base, right?”This was hard for Li Yan to imagine. After all, even in Ford, he could be said to have achieved the highest point that a worker could reach. He relied on his own ability to reach the position of Ford's vice president. Even so, he had never had the courage to think about getting a share reward like those managers. This kind of thing had always been the privilege of management and sales.
Even an undergraduate in business administration who had just joined Ford for a few years would get his share reward within five years. However, it was difficult for a graduate student in electrical engineering to get his share reward. Considering that his supervisor was Professor Steinmetz, he was already used to this kind of natural discrimination. It was his fault for being so interested in mechanical things since he was young.
But now, someone told him that there was such a place in the world. Although the conditions in this place were relatively poor, and even the most basic food and drink could not be guaranteed, let alone coke, the highest treatment in this place was the workers engaged in various specific industries, not the officials in charge of managing the workers. In fact, the treatment of these officials was the worst.
"Of course, we don't have to lie to you about this. We have detailed records in our accounts. Don't look at the fact that there are only a few more than 80 workers in our base now, but their food expenses are not much different from a full 120-person company.”These were also the points that the committee had always been very proud of. Although the consumption of workers was high, they could produce 8000 bullets and 500 grenades per month, which was one of the best in all the bases.
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