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The watchtower on the top of Victoria Peak has just been completed - there is no Hong Kong Governor's Office here in this time and space, there is only desolation. The project team of Lingao Construction Corporation in Hong Kong under the command of Shi Dafu spent several months to open up a mountain path here that can pass the two-wheeled trolley. Then a small piece of land was leveled on the top of the mountain and a stone structure was built. The structure's three-story watchtower is used to monitor the entire island and the nearby sea.
The observation tower itself also doubles as a radio transmission tower. With its good terrain advantages and pure radio environment, it serves as a communication center connecting Zhejiang in the north and Lingao in the south.
On the top platform of the watchtower, several senators were "looking over the mountains and small mountains". They were wearing various uniforms and were surrounded by orderlies, secretaries and maids.
A gray-haired and dark-skinned veteran looked down at the ships of the Ocean Fleet at the anchorage and said: "The navy is very strong now! What a pity! We are backward people who can't catch up..."
Li Di, who was wearing the staff ribbon, laughed: "Boss Lin! You are not in the Navy. When it comes to military rank, your rank of lieutenant colonel is rare in the navy."
"How can it be compared?" Lin Chuanqing, who was wearing a navy uniform, shook his head repeatedly. "I am a fisherman - the Fishery Corps. To put it bluntly, I am a fisherman in military uniform - which is not the same thing as the production company in the army: a soldier. The whole year is farming and raising pigs.”
"Fishing is also revolutionary work." Hong Huangnan said, "Your fishery corps is much more important than the production company of growing vegetables and raising pigs - the meat-eating problem in the past few years has been solved by you. I still count on you. Fisheries give us more protein." He pointed to the shadowy Lantau Island in the distance, "The purified population there are all waiting to eat seafood porridge!"
Lin Chuanqing laughed: "Commander Hong - no, Minister Hong, I will accept the high hat. I understand the meaning of fishing. I just see the young men going out to fight with meat and meat, and I feel very envious!"
He touched the stubble of his well-groomed hair: "Of course fishing is my old profession, but I also often want to let it go, right?"
Everyone laughed at this, and Li Di said: "How about you also appoint a fishery fleet admiral in the future? First go to Japan to cause a fishery dispute or something, and then you can bombard Sakai Port."
"What to do with shelling Sakai Port? It's such a waste. It's a commercial port, and if you occupy it, it's a good cow." Hong Hongyin's eyes showed greed. As a commercial person in charge in Hong Kong, he is not very satisfied with the current commercial business in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's business activities have developed greatly. As the outer port of Guangzhou, Hong Kong's transportation superiority is far better than that of Huangpu, Macau and other places. Especially after signing a trade agreement with the Dutch and opening Hong Kong as a trade port, the Dutch fleet sailed to Hong Kong regularly to conduct trade here.
Although the trade with the Dutch was very profitable, it was still too small. There are not many ships from the Netherlands to China, only dozens of voyages every year. It is pitifully small for people in the 21st century.
Because the Ming Dynasty blocked the Pearl River Estuary, it canceled the Portuguese's right to enter Guangzhou trade. In the original history, the Portuguese in Macau failed to obtain permission to reopen the port through various activities and fell into a great crisis. However, in this time and space, the Macau Municipal Council has no choice but to turn its attention to Hong Kong - Australians are entering and exiting the Pearl River Estuary as if they are in uninhabited territory, and the government does not dare to prohibit them. Moreover, the Australians have a semi-public consular and commercial office in Guangzhou, which is extremely convenient for transporting and selling goods. As a result, some Portuguese businessmen switched to conducting trading activities in Hong Kong. Hong Kong discovered that Hong Kong was now acting as a trade "window" - a window that could connect the outer seas with the mainland.
Flood Yin welcomes the Portuguese: they have the ability to pay and have sales channels, and all their business activities in Hong Kong will bring income to Hong Kong: from rent, port usage fees to taxes.
The Portuguese also felt that Hong Kong was quite advantageous as a window: they no longer had to face the greedy Ming Dynasty officials and Chinese businessmen who often defaulted on payment. The disadvantage is that profits are not as generous as in the past - Australians know the prices of various commodities very well.
However, these alone cannot satisfy Hong Hongyin's "ambitions". He often looks towards the mainland - where are the real gold mines to be developed.
Unfortunately, the current situation is not yet ready for gold mining. Hong Hongyin could only look at the ocean and sigh.
His eyes turned down the hill. Rows of warehouses had been built in Causeway Bay and Central, and large steam cranes had been erected one after another - Hong Kong's appearance as a logistics center had been initially revealed. Ships from Hainan and Guangzhou unload a large amount of goods here every day, and all kinds of materials are piled up.
It's a pity that these goods have nothing to do with him - they are all materials needed for engine operations. However, he was worried for a while - Hong Kong's defense strength was not enough, except for a company of sailors, which were the armed patrol boats of the Hong Kong Squadron of the Navy.
As for the militiamen of Luochen's Agricultural Reclamation Unit, although they claim to be soldiers and civilians, they actually don't even have a rifle. They are only armed with standard spears and machetes. Moreover, the entire Agricultural Reclamation Unit is used for infrastructure construction except for land reclamation and farming. There was not much time for training at the construction site - Hong Hongyin had deep doubts about their combat capabilities. If they were attacked, it would be difficult to ensure the safety of the massive supplies stored here. By then, as one of the main people in charge of Hong Kong, he will definitely not be able to live without food.
Such days of worry lasted until summer, when troops from Lingao finally arrived in Hong Kong. In addition to the increase in naval strength, the northbound detachment and the newly formed security forces also gradually sailed to Hong Kong Island. The troops on Hong Kong Island are now strong. There are nearly 2,000 people in the northbound detachment alone, not including the security forces that have just arrived a few hundred meters away.
While a group of people were giving advice, Luochen's female secretary came to report: The reception to celebrate the third anniversary of D-Day has been prepared. Please invite the leaders to come over and it will officially begin.
D-Day is the day they came to this time and space. It is very commemorative. In a sense, it is equivalent to the National Day of the Senate. Therefore, the Senate designated it as "Memorial Day". On the D-Day anniversaries in 1629 and 1630, due to internal and external troubles, there were no other activities other than simply hosting a dinner party for the senators and improving the food.
But this year, despite the engine operation, after all, their surrounding environment has been greatly improved, and their material conditions are not what they used to be. In order to strengthen the cohesion of the naturalized people and the centripetal force of the indigenous people. The Senate held some simple celebrations before and after D-Day. In addition to Lingao, all counties and commercial stations under the control of the Senate held dinner parties and receptions. The former is to reward the key elements among the naturalized people, while the latter is to entertain the indigenous collaborators.
The reception will be held in the lobby outside the business station in the form of a buffet. More or less specific about the New Year's reception. Although Hong Kong is far away from Lingao, it is very close to Guangzhou. You can easily buy a lot of fresh ingredients from Guangzhou, so the richness is not inferior to Lingao.
In the shopping station hall, the long table covered with snow-white tablecloth was already filled with dishes and tableware. The dishes here are "Australian" - through the spread of Ziminglou, various modern dishes favored by the elders have gradually spread in the Guangzhou area. The chefs at the Hong Kong base are transferred from Lingao and have been trained in cooperative restaurants.
Hong Hongyin saw several large plates of sushi and sashimi placed on the table. The fresh raw fish had an attractive luster, which was absolutely rare in this time and space. Although sashimi and sushi are not surprising among the elders of Lingao, this is the first time they have been made in Hong Kong. There were no cold storages in the local area, and there were no freezing facilities on fishing boats. The caught fish could not be stored in the cold chain. For safety reasons, we never make raw food such as sashimi. Furthermore, in the past, fish suitable for sashimi were rarely caught locally.
"Old Lin, this is all your fault." Hong Hongyin said with a smile.
The South China Sea is one of the main habitats for yellowfin tuna and bonito in the Pacific. Yellowfin tuna was expensive in the old days. Skipjack tuna is the smallest tuna. Although the price is not as high as that of the famous bluefin and yellowfin, in this country Time and space are still rare delicacies. Tuna are all deep-sea fish. They mainly live in the cold water layer of about 20-50 meters in the deep sea area. They often dive below 100 meters. Therefore, their bodies contain a large amount of fat and myoglobin, so they appear red. For those who lack red meat, , its charm is irresistible.
However, ordinary fishing boats in the Ming Dynasty were not seaworthy enough to enter blue water, and only a few large nets with a depth of tens of meters were brought with 8145 - all of which were used on the Beibu Gulf fishing ground. This kind of nylon trawl cannot be made by the Senate Group. Therefore, the fishery detachment stationed in Hong Kong has always been able to fish with small nets, and the catch is very small and the economic value is not high.
In order to solve this problem, Lin Chuanqing decided to use fishing. He converted a towed sailboat that had been relegated to the fishing column from the naval combat force into a longline fishing vessel.
This kind of ship tows a cable several kilometers long, and a series of buoys are hung on the cable. Each buoy hangs a 50-meter-long suspension line, and each suspension line is tied with 20 hooks. The boat goes out to sea twice a month, and as long as the sea conditions are good, it can always bring back a boatload of impressive catches. In addition to tuna, mackerel, and sea bass, there are also rare species such as swordfish, swordfish, and large sharks.
The results of the trial were satisfactory. Lin Chuanqing immediately submitted a report on converting several ships into longline fishing vessels. The Navy Ministry agreed to his request. On the one hand, increasing protein supply was everyone's wish. On the other hand, the Navy considered the need to strengthen the South China Sea. direction patrol. The fishing operation of fishing boats is also a kind of patrol. ~-~
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