Chapter 398 Orderly Advancement

  The transportation in the Qingshui River Basin mainly relies on inland waterway transportation. The built-up Tianshu City, Tianxuan Town, Tianji Town and Tianquan Town have shown strong transportation demand, which is the biggest opportunity for the development of inland waterway shipping.

  In the initial stage, the inland waterway mainly used to transport personnel and materials to newly-built cities and towns, and was a one-way transportation of materials.

In particular, Tianshu City is developing very fast. It has been able to stably produce a large amount of rice, vegetables, fruits, pork and fresh poultry products. Together with the development of offshore fishing, it can continue to provide the main and non-staple food needs for inland development. It is no longer necessary to transfer and transport from outside, not only can it be self-sufficient, but can even provide a sufficient supply of rice, vegetables and vegetables in Longmen Town.

  This fully demonstrates the great potential of the farming and plantation economy in the Qingshui River Basin. Agricultural products mainly including rice, coffee, and cocoa leaves can not only be supplied to the entire Shangri-La Island in the future, but also be sold back to Australia to supplement the growing food gap.

The huge demand for freight transport is the biggest opportunity for the development of inland shipping in Qixing towns in the Qingshui River Basin. After Tianxuan Town, Tianji Town and Tianquan Town have entered a period of stable development, it is expected that they will continue to produce from June. A large number of agricultural and sideline products and poultry.

  The two-way flow of materials between cities and towns will inevitably increase the demand for inland waterway shipping. This is the basis for the prosperity of the inland waterway shipbuilding industry today.

  At least in the next ten years

  With the continuous influx of immigrants and the deepening of development, this strong transportation demand will not weaken.

   is seeing this

  A large number of private capital poured into the inland waterway shipping industry, and a one-stop industrial chain from shipbuilding to ship parts was quickly formed in Tianshu City, and the business was booming and thriving.

  Australia is still dominated by animal husbandry. The tens of thousands of hectares of land near Songjiang Town are not enough to solve the food problem of millions of people in Australia and can only meet half of the demand.

The standards for eating potatoes, rice and beef and mutton are quite different. According to the current agricultural production capacity, if the staple food is rice, almost 1/2 acre (3 acres) of cultivated land can feed an adult. Lamb is a staple food, and this number has to be increased several times.

  The in-depth development of the Qingshui River Basin is precisely the fundamental plan to solve the growing population of immigrants, which has attracted the attention of Hongbao and provided strong support for policies and funds.

  Not in a few years

Shangri-La Island can continuously export rice, tobacco, natural rubber, cane sugar, coffee, cocoa, copper concentrate and other specialty products to Australia. Australia can export beef and mutton products, machinery and equipment, gas stoves, dairy products, tractors and salt chemicals. Products, forming a two-way stable trade pattern.

This has played an important role in the economic prosperity of the two places, and strengthened the overall economic strength led by Queensland. As for the Borneo plantation economy, more export-oriented, and the world market is far broader than expected. Easily accommodate the economic volume of a Borneo plantation.

  Don’t say anything else

  The demand for tobacco, coffee, cocoa, spices, and sucrose in Europe and North America is almost endless. This is due to the needs of economic development and the demand for high-quality life on the one hand.

   late 19th century

The world situation is generally stable. Countries around the world are at the end of the first steam industrial revolution, and the second industrial revolution represented by diesel engines and electric power is ushered in. With the rapid increase in productivity, the economy is developing rapidly, and the corresponding people’s living standards have been improved. Improve by leaps and bounds.

  The emergence of a large number of middle classes in Europe and the United States has expanded the world consumer market. The current background of world economic development is a great boon for the Queensland economy.

  On the simple wooden trestle bridge in the river bend

A total of 11 inland watercraft berthed at the simple dock one by one in order. A large number of people and materials were transported to the shore by people's back and shoulders. The unloading took two full days, and 30 tractors were finally transported ashore. The connection of the trailer bucket.

  On a scorched black town site in Yuheng Town, dense and neat tents have been erected, and the staff of each working group have been assigned, and the prelude to the enthusiastic construction is about to begin.

  The same scene has been repeated several times, and everything is proceeding step by step. The Yuheng Town Development Headquarters was successfully established, and the general manager Wu Xuewen did not even hold any position in it. He just needs to sit in the town.

A group of assistants under    have already grown up to take on the important task of developing Yuheng Town.

  The next morning

  All the builders concentrated on the empty town site, and the red flags in front of each working group fluttered, as if they were lined up like soldiers on the march.

  General Manager Wu Xuewen stood on the temporary wooden platform and delivered a passionate speech through a copper horn. The content was nothing more than encouragement, encouragement and incitement, which drew waves of warm applause.

  The end of the speech

  Wu Xuewen waved his hand and said;

  "……

  Brothers, friends, compatriots, I believe that history will remember this day firmly.

We came to the fertile wasteland where no one cares for millions of years. With our hands and hard sweat, we hold up a new Yuheng town that is rising up. It will become a paradise for Chinese immigrants and colonizers to survive and multiply on this land. , Children in groups.

  As the first generation of builders, your great achievements will be recorded in the history of the town, and your reputation will be passed on to future generations.

  While we enjoy all this, never forget...

  As the lord of this vast land, this is the refuge given to overseas wanderers by the benevolent Earl. This sacred and solemn promise will not only exist today, tomorrow, and even the infinitely long future, and will be passed on to future generations.

  Let us stroke our right hand on our chest, close to the fiery beating heart, and be grateful with a pious heart, thank you Lord Earl for all this bestowed.

  Land, water, freedom, and a carefree and beautiful life, sincerely wish the honorable Lord Earl the blessings of life and prosperity. "

  "Wish the honorable Lord Earl the blessings and health, and Fukuzawa will last for a long time."

  More than 2,600 builders shouted in unison, and their voices spread from afar and floated into the sky, resounding through the wasteland.

  This is an exciting moment, and everyone is full of enthusiasm.

  The final procedure was the groundbreaking ceremony. Chief Executive Wu Xuewen dug the first shovel of soil next to the granite monument site. At the scene, firecrackers and gongs were blasted, and the lively dragon and lion dance began.

  The end of the groundbreaking ceremony

  Wu Xuewen waved his big hand and shouted; "Now I announce; Qixing Town in the Qingshui River Basin will build the fifth town, and the construction of Yuheng Town will start from now on, and all engineering teams will set out..."

  Led by the red flag in front of the working groups, more than 2,600 builders filed out and quickly rushed to their workplaces, and the busy and noisy construction officially began.

  The tractor team roared into the construction area and took the lead in leveling the land in Yuheng Town. First, the land was opened with deep tillage machinery. With this task alone, it would take a week for a few kilometers of land.

After a few days of exposure, the deep-turned land will be broken, raked, compacted, roads and sewage culverts will be drawn with lime lines, commercial blocks and residential blocks, workshop blocks and dock warehouse areas, agricultural products trading District and so on.

  These urban areas will be constructed step by step as planned.

The logging team drove directly into the deep forest and began felling big trees, cutting off the branches and dragging them to the lumber factory, and sawing them into different sizes of planks, squares, and slats, which were dried in the shade after exposure to the sun. .

  The woodworking group took the lead in building sheds and finished timber warehouses for the lumber yard, the kitchen warehouses, corrals, and chicken and duck sheds for the logistics group, temporary workshops for the headquarters, and temporary workshops for everyone.

The   construction team began to build brick cellars, lime cellars, and wood drying kilns with the masonry they brought, to prepare materials for the next major construction.

  It is also necessary to build a stove for the logistics team, and build a sewage culvert for the town first...

The   burning team opened up a safe passage along the edge of the forest, prepared flammable gasoline and hay and dead wood, and prepared to set fire.

   Burning wasteland in tropical rainforest areas, there is no need to worry about the destruction of forest vegetation. Under the current productivity conditions, burning wasteland and reclaiming arable land are more in shrub areas and lowland swamps with vigorous vegetation, and will not spread to large forests.

The trees in tropical forests grow vigorously, and the trees cannot be reclaimed into fertile land even if the trees are cut down, because the well-developed roots of the big trees are deeply rooted. If you want to dig out a root, you will have to work for 5-6 days for 2 to 3 days. How many big trees are there in an acre of land in the forest?

  If you think about it, it makes your scalp numb. This account is easy to calculate, and it is not cost-effective to reclaim it.

The bushes are different from the lowland swamp areas with vigorous vegetation. After the wasteland is set on fire, you only need to plow down deeply and raking out the roots of some shrubs and weeds with an iron rake. The crops can be planted for harvest, simple and easy and save trouble.

  Build earthy dams in lowland swamp areas to block the entry of streams. The swamps will naturally dry up over time.

  Then the same set. After burning the weeds, turn the land deeply, expose it to the hot sun for a week, raking out the roots of the weeds and shrubs, and then smash the land and rake it flat, so that the seeds of the crops can be planted and waited for harvest.

  Generally speaking

  The lowland swamp area where countless vegetation and decayed leaves have been silted up for thousands of years. It is extremely rich in nutrients. The cultivated land is the best fertile land, and the yield per mu is much higher than that of ordinary fields.

The   Wharf Construction Group began to broaden and reinforce the simple wooden trestle bridge. The construction of inland wharves is much simpler than the construction of harbour piers. There is no need to worry about sea tide and seaside acid fog erosion. The reinforced wooden trestle bridge can be used for many years.

  The key point is to widen and strengthen to meet the needs of installing dock transportation equipment. Sufficient space should be reserved on the trestle bridge to provide convenient transportation for carriages, ox carts and tractors. Thicker planks are enough to meet the needs.

  The key is that the wharf construction team must build warehouses in the port area to meet the increasing demand for materials in the later period. Whether it is flour, grain or other materials, it needs a good storage environment. Stacking in tents is not a long-term solution.

  The survey team is divided into several routes, going east, west, and south into the jungle. Their work is the most important. On the one hand, they must plan the next burned area for the burned group and carry out orderly burnt work.

  On the one hand, it is necessary to survey bridges and road topography to lay a solid foundation for the next construction of bridges and roads. This is also the main basis for applying for construction funds.

  On the other hand, it is necessary to plan villages to provide a basis for resettlement.

  To make an analogy;

  Yuheng Town plans to reach 2,000 immigrants in June, so based on an average of 400 people per administrative village, at least 5 village-level reclamation areas (except forests and mountainous areas that are difficult to reclaim) must be planned.

  Otherwise, wait until the immigrants arrive, if there is no suitable land to be reclaimed after the wasteland is burned, will it be left for nothing?

  There are more than 2,000 people. How much does it cost to raise a day?

Once such a serious mistake occurs, it can be said that it is a serious negligence of the construction headquarters of Yuheng Town, and it is also a serious negligence of the survey team. This will be marked in the resume, which is related to future promotion, salary increase and development. , No one dares to take it lightly.

   Therefore, the survey team is led by two deputy commanders of the construction headquarters. Each team is accompanied by more than 20 armed militiamen. Various drugs to prevent tropical diseases are adequately prepared. First go deep into the jungle to conduct surveys.

Everything in Yuheng Town is progressing in an orderly manner. The development plan of Qixing Town in the Qingshui River Basin has entered the middle of high-speed development. Now Hongbao has abundant financial resources, and the focus of funds and talents has greatly accelerated the regional development process, showing that it is going hand in hand. A good pattern of development.

  (End of this chapter)