Chapter 418, isn’t it about dredging?

Lin Liang shook his head excitedly: "No, no, Mr. Qin, you are the number one, I am just one of your subordinates."

Qin Tao smiled: "I already have a lot of halos above my head. I don't care about this small title. For you, this title is worthy of the name. Please don't refuse."

 Wu Shengli was very satisfied.

If Lin Liang was just an ordinary person in charge of the Fisheries Bureau, or a deputy, he would remain unknown all his life. But now, Qin Tao has pushed Lin Liang out, and after some publicity, he will become a person who will go down in history. figure.

 For Lin Liang, this is the right path.

 For the overall situation, it is also beneficial. With such publicity, Shuangsha Island will be more stable.

“I’ll give you half a year to prepare. After half a year, you can go to the island.”

 Half a year? Lin Liang raised his chest and raised his head: "Mr. Qin, we can go up now."

"The time is not ripe yet, so you should be more prepared. By the way, the salary given to you by the group will be paid starting from next month, so you can also take advantage of this half-year to enjoy life. After all, you have moved to Shuangsha Island, it will be a lot more painful.”

"Mr. Qin, we have to make various preparations in the past six months, so I will go."

Looking at Lin Liang's leaving figure, Wu Shengli smiled: "In this case, village chief Lin is enough, and you don't have to look for those fishermen, right?"

Of course Wu Shengli knew Qin Tao's plan. Qin Tao came here just as a transit point. He originally planned to go to the fishermen on the island, the lovely fishermen who helped salvage things without copper last time.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, we don't need to find them for the time being, but we can still bring the news to them. If they want to go, let them sign up with Village Chief Lin. After all, manpower is still needed there."

“Okay, now that the arrangements are complete, I should go back. The dredger will arrive in two or three days. Do you have any other ideas?”

“Nothing, I’m going to have some pilot meals at the airport.” Qin Tao said.

Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao seriously: "Taozi, do you think this place is important?"

Qin Tao nodded seriously: "Yes, I know that the Flying Leopard has a long enough range, but the air combat capabilities of this aircraft are not good. Therefore, the Su-30 is a must. The navy should try its best to fight for it from its superiors. Also, our Maritime life-saving equipment must also be developed. Naval pilots must organize a maritime life-saving training every year."

Speaking of this, Qin Tao gushed again: "Especially the three-piece set necessary for life-saving at sea. The first one is an armpit life-saving device. Just like two small satchels, after falling into the water, these two small The shoulder bag will turn into two semicircular lifebuoys, relying on the buoyancy generated by the lifebuoy buoy to make the wearer's shoulders above the water surface, achieving the purpose of lifesaving."

"The other two are the single-person lifeboat and the lifesaving bag. The lifesaving bag contains necessary equipment such as a flare gun, lifesaving radio, windproof matches, medicine, rations, etc., while the lifeboat is installed under the ejection seat. It will be released after parachuting. Landing on the water together with the parachute, it provides the pilot with a boat of life on the sea.”

Watch more Western movies. After parachuting, you climb into a lifeboat, eat life-saving dry food and wait. When you see a helicopter in the sky, you fire a flare and then you are picked up.

If it weren’t for the backwardness of marine life-saving equipment, it wouldn’t be...

"If there is a chance in the future, I will bring back some of Lao Maozi's marine life-saving equipment and the Yankee's marine life-saving equipment." Qin Tao said, "Especially the Americans' life-saving equipment, they are very advanced, and we can definitely copy them." .”

American? Wu Shengli was even more confused.

Looking at Wu Shengli's expression, Qin Tao smiled: "Dad, we have to send people to prepare in advance, especially those retired aircraft carrier officers. In the future, when we have an aircraft carrier, deck scheduling operations and the like will be needed We have experienced people to guide us. In this regard, even old people are not good at it, so we have to find a way from the Americans."

The Americans have been operating modern aircraft carriers for decades. They spent countless lives to master the operation of jets on the ship and developed a set of standardized procedures. We no longer need to follow this path. Just ask the instructor directly from there.

Wu Shengli nodded.

In the past few days, Qin Tao has really visited the HNA base and walked around here. When other people saw him, they all greeted him with a smile, sometimes on the lawn, sometimes in the hangar. Qin Tao seemed to have little interest in the two J-31s, but when he talked about the J-31A that was being developed, he was extremely excited and talked non-stop.

Several days passed like this. Finally, the dredger Tianjing came over. Qin Tao got on the dredger and headed to the destination together.

On Shuangsha Island, on the flying platform made of refractory bricks, the naval soldiers guarding the islands and reefs were gathered for daily training. Zhang Haiyang looked at the people in front of him and said excitedly: "Now, I have a good news for everyone. !”

Half a year has passed by, and they, the first batch of soldiers guarding the islands and reefs, are about to leave here. Since they have a large space for activities here, and the dormitories where they sleep at night are air-conditioned and dehumidified, their mental state remains the same. Great, no one has arthritis or anything like that.

At this time, they stood upright, waiting for Zhang Haiyang’s announcement.

“Before our defensive warriors arrive, we will see the Sky Whale dredger coming to work here!”

Sky Whale dredger?

 The guys are very curious.

“Report, what kind of ship is this?”

“I don’t know either, a dredger is of course a dredger.”

“Report, I know! Dredgers are used to remove silt from the seabed!”

"Yes, it is a ship like this that comes to clear the mud near our islands and reefs. In the future, our activities here will be more convenient!" Zhang Haiyang was interrupted by his soldiers and almost forgot the important things. : "Also, the most important thing is that Mr. Qin will come with the dredger to express condolences to us!"

 This is what Zhang Haiyang really wants to say, the most important thing!

 They are going to see Mr. Qin again!

"So, the task in the past few days is to clean and tidy up our outpost. If I see anyone failing in housekeeping, I will punish him by going for an armed swim of ten kilometers!"

 The soldiers below burst into laughter.

“Report, a ship has been spotted in the distance!”

Hearing this, Zhang Haiyang was stunned. Could it be that he has already arrived?

Isn’t it too late for the notification from superiors? Is this a surprise attack for yourself?

 Zhang Haiyang picked up the telescope on his chest and saw the flag hanging on the ship. Then he looked at the specialness of the ship and knew it was right!

“Hurry, sort out the housekeeping within half an hour, and come out to greet us in half an hour!”

 Zhang Haiyang was anxious.

 The sea is not very fast, so even if you see it, you still have time to prepare.

Zhang Haiyang’s men also rushed back to sort out the housekeeping. He stood on the platform and looked into the distance, hoping that there would be no helicopters on the ship.

The Tianjing is a special operation ship and there is really no place to set up a helicopter landing platform. Therefore, Qin Tao still took a small boat to the sentry station at Shuangsha Island. The small boat was filled with daily necessities, which was Qin Tao's wish.

If it weren't for the fact that the Mingzhou Group couldn't pay salaries to the soldiers, Qin Tao would really want to pay these people a salary and bonuses. These are the cutest people in the modern era.

 So, we can only take advantage of the opportunity to send them some condolences.

With this thought, Qin Tao looked at the approaching sentry post. Two teams of soldiers were already standing under the flagpole of the basketball court.

 “Salute!” Zhang Haiyang shouted loudly.

"Comrades, you have worked hard! I, Qin Tao, come to see you!" Qin Tao shouted to the soldiers.

 “Serve the people!”

The people above shouted.

Xu Zhengyang stood behind Qin Tao and also raised his right arm to return the salute to these people.

 The boat arrived below, Qin Tao and others climbed up the steps, while other soldiers helped carry the supplies.

“Mr. Qin, how long do you plan to stay here this time?”

 “As little as three to five days, as much as more than ten days.”

“Well, we have prepared a special room for you.”

“Okay, the boat is too rocky, but it’s more comfortable to live here.” Qin Tao said, “How has everyone’s life been during this time?”

“Everyone’s life is pretty good. Look, everyone is alive and kicking.”

 Qin Tao nodded, and then thought of something: "Why didn't you hear the sound of the generator?"

“It is enough for us to use solar energy to provide power during the day. At night, we will turn on the generator. Don’t worry, Mr. Qin, we have enough fuel. Every night, the soldiers have to cover themselves with quilts when sleeping.”

While talking, Qin Tao came to the living area. He gently opened the door of a room. Inside was a room for eight people with four bunk beds.

 For the military, this kind of room arrangement is very normal. Although there are many empty rooms here, living together makes it easier to turn on the air conditioning. If it is a four-person room, it is probably hard to part with it.

 The housekeeping was very tidy, and the quilt was folded into tofu blocks. Qin Tao put his hand into the quilt and touched it.

“How about it, Mr. Qin, we didn’t lie, did we?” Zhang Haiyang said.

 Qin Tao nodded.

"Yes, the bedding is very dry. Only under these conditions can the soldiers sleep well and be energetic, so that they can better guard the maritime borders of the motherland."

Xu Zhengyang also touched one and said with emotion: "Yes, when we were guarding the reef, there were no quilts anywhere. It was hot to sleep on the ground. It's great to be able to sleep with a quilt."

The humidity at sea is high. If you don't turn on the air conditioner, water will probably come out of the bedding. It's impossible to have a good rest at this time, and you will get sick soon.

 A dry environment is very important. Even if the air conditioner is not cooling, it is still necessary to only turn on the dehumidification function.

“Everyone is very satisfied with the current environment, so I’m a little reluctant to go to the reef and return to the mainland after the expiration date. I wonder if there will be such treatment after returning.” Zhang Haiyang said with a smile, thinking about Qin Tao.

“When it’s time to change defenses, just change defenses. After you go back and stay for half a year, you can apply to come back again. By then, maybe the conditions will be better.”

 Zhang Haiyang’s eyes lit up: Better conditions? It's already very good now. It's even better than this. Is it going to turn this place into an island?

 “Wow, what is that?”

 “O dragon on the sea!”

At this moment, exclamations came from outside.

Zhang Haiyang walked to the window in surprise and looked outside. When he saw the scene in the distance, he was also shocked.

The tail of the ship with a special shape was facing their direction. There was a special thing sticking out, diagonally inserted into the sea water. The sea water here was very shallow, so you could clearly see that the mud on the seabed was turned up. .

Of course, the most spectacular thing is the huge tube at the other end, which directly blows the things extracted from the sea water out. It actually flew hundreds of meters, just like a mud dragon.

Such a spectacular sight is unbelievable.

 Zhang Haiyang was also stunned when he saw this scene.

“Mr. Qin, what are you doing?”

"What do you think?"

“Is it clearing away the silt and opening up the channel?”

　　“That’s what you think.”

In space, a reconnaissance satellite flew across the sky and soon discovered an unusual scene here. So the photos were taken and then sent back through the satellite.

"This is a joke!" Looking at the photo, Swift's face was full of smiles: "Are they removing the silt and planning to open a channel? There is nothing there, just a few cement platforms. How can it still be used as a channel? Military base? I don’t see any value in that!”

"Your Excellency, what if they continue to expand their territory there after clearing the silt? Our technicians have analyzed that the dredger is quite powerful. If it is used to build an island, it can blow air in half a year. Come to an island.”

"Are you kidding? What's the use of an island made of sand?" Swift shook his head: "If they really want to do this, then let's call it the Great Wall of Sand. George, have you ever played with sand at the beach? ?"

 The adjutant could only nod.

That's right, even if they blow in the opposite direction and fill up a small island there, it doesn't make any sense. The small island made of sand will collapse as soon as it is pushed. As long as a sea storm comes over, the small island there will be completely destroyed. disappeared.

The name of the Great Wall of China spread quickly from Swift to all over the world.

Lopez, who has been paying close attention to this place, is a little confused: "I think they want to remove the silt, but what are they going to do after removing the silt?"

 Intuitively, he thought there must be action here, but he didn't know what could be done.

 Just like what Swift said, even if you fill up a small island with sand, it doesn't make any sense.

 That evening.

ˆ With the communication satellites launched into space, TV programs from the motherland can also be watched here.

“Currently, our Sky Whale is operating in the southern seas. This dredger independently developed by our country plays a key role in removing silt and cleaning up waterways.”

The picture on the TV flashed by for less than fifteen seconds, but the soldiers in front of the TV cheered and looked towards the sea in the distance, where the dredger was still working.

 Construction has entered its third day.

Zhenhua No. 1 is here.

Even if it is dispatched early, there is no point, because the first step of removing the silt is really important. Only by removing the silt and clearing the channel can it be able to sail safely in this area, unlike last time, which required many hours of unsteady work by the navigator. Stop adjusting.

At the sentry post, the soldiers opened their eyes wide and looked at all this in disbelief.

Zhenhua No. 1 hoisted the cylinder it carried and placed it near their sentry post. The cylinder accurately poked into the water and stood vertically upward.

Then, another ship came over. This ship had an even weirder shape. It had a high shelf with a heavy hammer on it. After it fell, it hit the cylinder hard.

 Boom, boom, boom!

With only three blows, the cylinder was knocked down by more than one meter, leaving more than two meters high exposed on the water.

 Then, a pump began to pump out the seawater inside.

 That afternoon, some workers climbed in. To facilitate construction, an extra row of ladders was welded inside the cylinder!

  “What is this for?”

 Zhang Haiyang was confused.

 Next, he saw steel bars being inserted.

“Are we going to build cement pillars there?”

 “Yes, you guessed it right.” Qin Tao said.

 “What’s next?”

"you guess."

 Zhang Haiyang racked his brains and thought: "Is it necessary to build a huge platform?"

From the sentry post to that side, it is at least five hundred meters. If such a huge platform is built, how huge will the island here be?

“Of course not. If we really do this, we can’t afford the amount of reinforced concrete that will be used.”

what is that?

  Zhang Haiyang didn’t guess it.

But the work is still going on.

Steel cylinders and steel drills were continuously driven into the seabed. In ten days, a length of about three kilometers had been encircled!

“It’s time for the dredger to blow up and fill in the area. Let’s blow up this area first,” Qin Tao said.

 With this length of enclosure, the construction of the dredger can begin!

Countless people opened their eyes wide and watched this incredible scene.

 Five kilometers away, dredgers began working.

You can't see the sprayed mud flow, you can only see a huge pipe, connecting the dredger and the part blocked by the fence. The dredger will move back and forth during the operation, and the pipe will move back and forth. It will sway back and forth in the water, like a long snake.

Here, in the blocked area, there are more and more sediments.

“Mr. Qin, is the area of ​​our island going to be expanded?” Zhang Haiyang asked Qin Tao excitedly.

 Qin Tao smiled but said nothing.

If these soldiers have been on the island all the time, Qin Tao can tell them openly. However, they are about to leave Shuangsha Island and land on land. What if the secret is accidentally leaked?

 So, we can’t say yet, we can’t tell them the final grand blueprint.

 In space, reconnaissance satellites are also watching this change.

“Damn it, didn’t they say they were clearing the sludge? What are they doing now?”

 “Look at this situation, they plan to fill in the islands.”

"Even if they drive a few piles, it's still useless. It's still just a Great Wall of Sand. It won't be long before a storm comes and all their efforts will be in vain." Swift looked at the latest satellite Photos, still dismissive: "They are really whimsical. They actually want to transform it into an island. This is simply impossible."

 The same night, another place.

"We have never seen China have this kind of technology. Their dredger may break down soon. They want to fill in an island in the southern sea. It is simply a dream." Lopez Don't believe it either.

Even if some media exaggerate the facts and exaggerate the reclamation of islands, these sophisticated people do not believe it. In their eyes, the East does not have such technology at all, and it is impossible to succeed.

 Shuangsha Island.

Qin Tao looked at a transport ship approaching and the young and energetic faces who jumped off the ship, and knew it was time to leave.

It's time to change defenses. These young soldiers will replace the officers and soldiers who have been stationed for half a year. Qin Tao will also follow this transport ship back to the mainland. It is impossible for him to stay here for half a year.

Although there is air conditioning and TV here, life here is still too boring.

“I am a glorious defender of the Nansha Islands. In order to fulfill the sacred mission entrusted to me by the party and the people, I swear an oath: obey orders and obey commands... I will live and die with the islands and reefs as long as I am with the national flag!”

No matter how the conditions change, these oaths will never change. No matter how many officers and soldiers come, this spirit will be passed on forever!

 After the handover ceremony, people will not leave immediately. There will be a lively dinner in the cafeteria, and they will not leave until after the meal.

This was the only time on the reef where people could drink openly. Everyone drank and drank, and sang songs from time to time. Later, everyone started to cry. I don’t know if there will be a chance to come back this time.

Qin Tao didn't drink with them, he just looked at what the soldiers who changed defenses brought.

In addition to various daily necessities, everyone brought a bag of soil, a bag of soil from the motherland.

These soil will be spread on the land that has been filled in, and mixed with the soil dug out from the sea, to witness the growth of this place!

 In the future, this place will be lined with green trees and luxuriant foliage!

  Piling and steel tubes are still continuing, and the length of the fence will continue to expand, eventually covering the entire ring-shaped island reef. The infrastructure maniac will show its power here and create a miracle.

“Mr. Qin, shall we get on the boat?” Xu Zhengyang asked Qin Tao.

“Well, don’t worry, let’s go over there and see our village.”

Of course, the village is still underwater. The water has not gone down yet, so Qin Tao can only swim across it.

“In half a year’s time, our Shuangsha Island Fishery Tourism Village will start construction. At that time, we will come here again to participate in the village’s groundbreaking ceremony.”

“Well, Mr. Qin, let’s come together.” Xu Zhengyang nodded.

This used to be the place where he served and where he fought. Now, seeing the earth-shaking changes that have taken place here, Xu Zhengyang is also very excited.

 There is no spring, summer, autumn or winter here, it is always hot. It will be very good to come here for vacation in winter.

However, when the two of them walked back, they unexpectedly discovered that several people were also walking on the reef.

The one headed by ˆ wore thick glasses and looked like an old scholar.

 “Who are you?” Qin Tao was very curious.

“We are geological researchers in China. We came here with the navy ships. We hope to find fresh water here.”

Qin Tao was stunned: "Can we still find fresh water here?"

He thought about desalinating seawater, but he never thought that fresh water could be found directly from here. That is absolutely impossible.

“Yes. Mr. Qin, have you heard of the freshwater lens effect?”

Qin Tao shook his head.

“This place has a tropical maritime monsoon climate, with abundant and even precipitation throughout the year. This precipitation is real fresh water, but unfortunately we have no means to retain it. However, the rocks below may have means to retain fresh water.”

 “Then it has to be mixed with sea water!”

"No, no, there is a difference between the density of seawater and the density of freshwater. This can form a freshwater lens effect. Freshwater and seawater will be blocked by the rock layer. The outside of the island is normal seawater. The closer to the island, the lower the salinity of the water. Until It will be completely reduced to fresh water somewhere. When our island is built in the future, we can dig a few wells to try."

 Where is Xu Zhengyang digging a well with a worried look on his face? It sounds unreliable. Could it be that the island was destroyed?

Qin Tao nodded: "You can give it a try, I support you!"

 (End of this chapter)