With the active activities of the People's Committee on Agriculture and Ye Yuming's active activities in the Ministry of Colonial Trade, the idea of implementing agricultural reclamation on Hong Kong Island was finally approved by the Planning Institute. [Read the full text] (If you want to read the novel, go to Ye Zi·You~You) [However, the idea of establishing an agricultural reclamation office in the Committee of Agriculture was rejected by the Organization Department. Minglang asked the Agricultural Committee to first submit a series of materials such as the specific reasons for the establishment of the Agricultural Reclamation Department, organizational establishment, organizational operation procedures, and staffing plans. The approval stage can only be entered after the materials are ready.
Minglang gave Wu Nanhai a bunch of "standard materials." He asked him to fill in the report according to the format. Wu Nanhai naturally pushed this pile of materials to Ye Yuming. Who told him to be so enthusiastic about farming?
The organization has not been formally established, and the team has to be established first. Ze Yuming originally wanted to establish an organization similar to the Construction Corps, with a name such as the 17th Regiment of the 3rd Agricultural Division, but the army expressed different opinions on this. Dongmen Chuiyu said that it is okay for the agricultural reclamation system to use militarized organizational principles, and the Training Directorate can also provide necessary assistance, but it must be distinguished from the Sixth Army in terms of organization and title.
It was finally decided that the official name of the agricultural reclamation system established in Hong Kong would be the "First Regiment of the First Reclamation South China Division." The public name would be the Nong Reclamation Hong Kong Regiment.
"The level should be based on the past standards, which is the so-called county and regiment level." Ye Yuming said.
Wu Nanhai said: "It doesn't matter what level you are. Anyway, the first captain of the coalition should be a veteran. I am just a little worried, where will the immigrants come from?"
Lingao itself is still absorbing a large number of immigrants, and with the establishment of control over the entire Hainan Island, the demand for immigrants will only grow. Where can we find immigrants to fill the gap in Hong Kong?
Ye Erming said: "Recruiting locally from Guangdong, Hong Kong's own population carrying capacity is not high," and the development potential is very limited. The indigenous people plus a small number of immigrants can meet Hong Kong's own needs. upointbsp; Originally, the Institute of Technology, the Ministry of Colonial Trade, the Ministry of Light Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture all had great expectations for Hong Kong. We hope to build it into a model city similar to the Pearl of the Orient in the new era. However, Dude transferred from the Grand Library several Hong Kong maps of the current time and space, including urban traffic maps, geological maps, and topographic maps. The latest Hong Kong map of this time and space drawn by the exploration team was also taken for analysis. Contrast. A group of analysts reviewed all the information on Hong Kong's population, mining, industry and agriculture in the Taimu Library. [It turns out that the development potential of Hong Kong Island itself is pitifully small.
Hong Kong Island itself lacks open space, and flat land is basically concentrated along the coast of Victoria Bay. The long and narrow terrain makes it difficult to have enough land to supply industry and agriculture except for piers.
The most fatal problem is lack of water. As for Hong Kong Island itself, it mainly relies on several reservoirs built in mountainous areas to supply water. The Hong Kong government in the 20th century has vigorously protected mountainous vegetation, increased water storage capacity in mountainous areas, and built multiple reservoirs in mountainous areas. Even so, the water supply on Hong Kong Island itself can only barely be enough for port operations... Hong Kong Island experienced severe water shortages in the 1980s, and residents had to rely on mouth-to-mouth water supply. Modern Hong Kong's water supply relies entirely on water piped from the mainland. to meet the needs of the city.
As a result, all parties who were originally ambitious to develop industries in Hong Kong, especially the shipbuilding industry, were discouraged. Industry is a large consumer of water, and without an adequate supply of fresh water, production cannot operate. The industrial sector originally planned to build a shipyard on Hong Kong Island and use Guangdong's abundant labor and timber resources to carry out mass shipbuilding and rapidly expand Lingao's transport fleet.
Now it is found that the implementation of this plan is very difficult.
According to the estimation of the planning staff of the Institute of Technology, if you want to set up a shipyard in Hong Kong, you can only choose the north shore of Victoria Bay, that is, the Kowloon Tong area. However, the situation in Kowloon Tong is not much better than that of Hong Kong Island itself, and the local water source is also insufficient. To support industry, the flat land area is very limited. (Read the novel and go to Ye Zi·Yu~Yu)
Regardless of whether we engage in industry or agriculture, Hong Kong is not a suitable location. Lack of water, lack of energy, lack of land, or to be precise, lack of flat land. "Before 1949, Hong Kong's economic level was not only inferior to Shanghai" but also far behind Guangzhou. Hong Kong was able to become an international city in the second half of the 20th century. "Pearl of the Orient. "The huge benefits gained from being the only window for exchanges between China and the West four years later will also benefit from the continent's energy, fresh water and grain and non-staple food supplies from maintaining the normal operation of the "window".
Of course, if you want to invest a lot of money to turn Hong Kong into an industrial and commercial base, it is still possible. However, after research, the Enterprise Institute believes that such an investment is of little value. Before and after the end of the 125th Five-Year Plan, the cross-country group situation will inevitably expand to Guangzhou. In Guangzhou No matter what kind of investment or construction you do, it will be much more convenient than in Hong Kong.
After convening several working meetings in Hong Kong, Dude determined that Hong Kong is positioned as a trade window, military base and logistics transshipment center.
Hong Kong is geographically located at the mouth of the Pearl River. The fleet can use this as a base to shield the Pearl River and prevent hostile forces from attacking the Pearl River coast. At present, the officers and soldiers have been defeated by the elders, and the self-defense system of the villages along the coast has been destroyed." If pirates take advantage of the situation, the economy and people's livelihood along the Pearl River will be seriously damaged.
As a deterrent to Guangdong: if there is any abnormality in Guangzhou, the intervention fleet sent by Hong Kong can arrive at the gates of Guangzhou in one day and night. Compared with the long time in the past after receiving the news and then approaching, the response rate is greatly improved.
Hong Kong is in the middle of the route from Xiamen to Hainan. If the Zheng family's fleet wants to attack the Chuanzhong, it will be difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the fleet stationed in Hong Kong. With the advanced base, a large amount of supplies can be raised locally without having to be shipped from Hainan, and the supply line is shortened by half.
After this tone was set, the development scope of Hong Kong Island was reduced. In terms of industry, after the efforts of the Colonial and Trade Department, a shipyard project was finally retained. Using wood and manpower to build transport ships in batches nearby has always been quite attractive to Qigeyuan. In addition, the shipyard itself can also provide ship repair services for passing ships.
The Ministry of Light Industry originally planned to build a food processing plant in Hong Kong, but now it has to temporarily cancel it due to water shortage. The details will depend on the survey results of Hong Kong's freshwater resources by the exploration team. The farming plan of the Committee of Agriculture is retained. The political balance of the settlement itself is greater than the economic balance, and the settlement itself is also responsible for the task of garrisoning.
Based on the topography of Hong Kong and Lingao's current economic scale and capabilities, the Institute decided that Hong Kong's development areas would be mainly concentrated in the north and south of Victoria Bay. That is, the small impact plain in the north of Hong Kong and the gentle slopes in Kowloon Tong.
The naval patrol fleet currently stationed on Hong Kong Island has been officially reorganized into the Naval Hong Kong Squadron, and the Naval Hong Kong Base Team has been established in Hong Kong. Located in the Western District on the south bank of Victoria Harbour. In terms of defense in 6 areas, in addition to the outposts set up by the Pearl River Estuary Detachment at Lei Yue Mun, Jishui Mun, Fangui Tong and other places, permanent fortresses were established at North Point and Lung Fu Mountain in the Western District, forming the first two east and west support points. , the two supporting points are connected by a simple road for troops to maneuver along the road. Several more outposts were built along the road, making the road a line of defense for the coastal development of Victoria Bay.
The original 852 base in Central was expanded into a large-scale trade base, with customs, warehouses, civil passenger and cargo terminals, slag industry terminals, markets, shipyards and water products processing plants.
Set up a Hong Kong-based 6 naval headquarters, radio station, military warehouse and naval dock at the Lung Fu Shan military base in Western District.
The supply of grain, vegetables and poultry eggs on Hong Kong Island is mainly provided by the settlement in Kowloon Tong. The Reclamation Wing will be distributed in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and outlying island areas: Kowloon Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Chung Chung, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Tung Chung and other places to build concentrated residential fortifications, mainly engaged in slag production, vegetable planting and breeding Industry. Each city inspector serves as a farming brigade, and the brigade is divided into several squadrons or squads. Each squadron builds a village that relies on a gun tower. The reclamation team adopts the constitution of all citizens as soldiers and has a basic militia. Not only will there be immigrants from other places, but all local villages will also be "colonized".
Smaller villages will be demerged according to the principle of "village integration."
A large decontamination camp will be set up in the Tung Chung area of Lantau Island. Immigrants brought from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian will be purified here first. Then it is distributed to various places. Taiwan's plan to launch a war will soon be on the agenda. Setting up decontamination camps on Lantau Island will shorten the sea crossing time for migrants.
The total strength of the garrison is one battalion-level garrison of the Sixth Army, consisting of three infantry companies and one artillery company. A naval base team and a naval squadron. The naval base team organized a naval company for quick response use.
"These troops are enough in the early stage..." Dongmenchui said, explaining the garrison plan. "There are also militiamen who can be mobilized at the settlement points. Even if they cannot serve as combat soldiers, they are still enough to serve as miscellaneous soldiers and logistics."
Skade proposed: In the current situation of insufficient troops, in addition to armed farm workers, a group of Li and Miao mercenaries can also be recruited. 5 to 6 companies can be recruited and stationed at various mountain passes in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island as mountain security forces. Block the passage for the Ming army or large groups of pirates to invade. As for the armament, it can be simplified: a crossbow, a machete, and a few grenades will suffice.
"There are five to six hundred Li and Miao people, and they are organized separately. I think it is inappropriate..." Wu Nanhai immediately objected, "Even if they are to be recruited, they should be dispersed to serve in the Army.
“We’ll discuss this issue later,” Dongmen Chuiyu said, “I’m afraid it’s not that simple to utilize the Li and Miao population. "
