Looking at the Zhenggu natives who were still covered in patches despite living in the city, Tiger frowned and looked at the 1st regimental leader: "Are they really poor or are they like this because of the war?"
"I have asked and found out whether they were really oppressed like this. The officials of Zheng State treated them very badly and oppressed them very seriously... The same was true after the Mirage people came, and they did not even treat them as human beings." 1 The regiment leader said: "There are thousands of corpse pits outside the city, and Zheng's corpses can be seen everywhere."
"So we should come here." Tiger took off his big-brimmed hat and scratched his hair: "The focus is on the port. Increasing throughput as soon as possible is the key to speeding up."
How can living conditions be improved? Supplies! Having supplies is key! Letting more supplies arrive at Dongwan Island is the beginning of all development.
Only when it develops and allows local people to feel the improvement in their quality of life and truly see hope can they mobilize their enthusiasm.
By bringing all kinds of materials produced in other regions of the Datang Group to Dongwan Island, the construction speed of Dongwan Island can be doubled!
When building Dragon Island, we started with building the port. This was Tiger's experience, and it was also the reason why Tang Mo asked him to come to Dongwan Island to suppress the battle.
In fact, the Datang Group has sent a civil affairs official to Dongwan Island. Although this person is young, his qualifications are already very high.
He is Dino, one of the three giants in the first phase of the Datang Group Military Academy, along with You Lin and Garza.
The three of them were all monitors of the first batch of students, and they were all experts who had followed Tang Mo in the early days and had been learning from Tang Mo's side.
Dino has always majored in military command, but before he had a military position, he was temporarily appointed by Tang Mo and assigned to Dongwan Island to be in charge of civil affairs.
"First Evolution"
Assisting him was a retired old man, a good old man, and the fat former Minister of Construction of the Kingdom of Laite, Boss.
Although this fat man with no ambition and no skills had no independent opinions, he was quite steady in his work. Because he had a relationship with Tang Mo in his early years, he resigned from his position as Minister of Construction of the Laite Kingdom and went to work for Datang Group.
In short, he is a good old man who does whatever he is asked to do. It is appropriate for Dino to be an errand boy.
The main purpose of Tang Mo asking him to go to Dongwan Island was to share the work pressure with Dino, because Dino was also responsible for the construction and arrangement of military facilities on Dongwan Island. There was a lot of preliminary work, so he needed help.
But Tang Mo really couldn't find any mature and prudent people to go to Dongwan Island - we couldn't just let a group of students around 20 years old, right? I'm worried...
"Welcome to Dongwan Island." Dino, who arrived here first, stretched out his hand when he saw Tiger and saluted with a military salute: "General!"
Although he is not a soldier now, he is a student at the Datang Group Military Academy, and he will most likely become an independent commander in the future, so he still maintains all the habits he had in school.
"You look much better than me." Tiger also returned a military salute, and the two of them walked into the Governor's Mansion that was rebuilt by the Mirage people on the basis of the Zheng people's government palace.
Frankly speaking, this place is quite grand, but it is very poorly modernized and not very practical.
Unfortunately, there is no other way, because other facilities have to be built in a hurry, so we can only make do with it and continue to use it.
"You look much better than the people in Group 3." Dino said to Tiger, the teacher, with a smile. He only wanted to call Tang Mo teacher. It seemed that the word teacher belonged to Tang Mo only in his mind.
"I have also been to Dragon Island by boat... I have some experience." Tiger saw the map on the wall and was slightly surprised.
"I swam a lot in Bunas and also served as an intern on a Navy warship." Dino explained the reason for his good condition.
He has somewhat adapted to wandering at sea, so he looks better than others. Not only him, but the students at Datang Military Academy have actually experienced internship at sea, so their condition is much better than others.
Several workers are drawing various lines on a canvas that looks like a sail, and a rough outline has been drawn.
Tiger knew that this was a map of Dongwan Island, or that it was the first detailed modern map of Dongwan Island in the world.
The East Bay city and port have been depicted in great detail. Because the space is large enough, the middle parts of many islands are completely blank.
"It's really a big project." Tiger stood in front of the map and admired the unfinished work.
Dino put his hands behind his back and looked up at the huge map. He agreed with Tiger and said, "That's true. We sent dozens of surveying and mapping teams, but now we have only completed a little bit."
"It's already good! You've only been here a few days." Tiger smiled, and then continued to walk forward. The telegraph room was already in operation, and many rooms had electricity and lights installed.
However, lampstands used to hold candles on the walls can still be seen in the hall, and traces of blackening can also be seen.
When he came to the office, Dino moved some documents and introduced Tiger to the situation on the island: "Now, what the garrison needs to do most is to clear out all the resistance on the island, not just the mirage. The army, including the Zheng army!”
"What? There are also Zheng Guo's troops?" Tiger, who didn't particularly understand the situation, looked at the commander of the 1st Regiment.
The leader of the 1st regiment quickly explained the problem: "Because of the cruel rule of the Mirage people, many Zheng people spontaneously formed a resistance army, similar to the guerrillas in the textbooks, but their combat effectiveness is weak..."
Tiger looked at Dino, and he seemed to have some intention of taking the exam: "What's your opinion?"
"Rely on the local people and find ways to find these stragglers. Naturalize those who can, and send those who can't to the mines for transformation." Dino answered immediately without thinking.
Obviously, he had been thinking about this problem in the past few days and thought of a solution to the problem.
"It's a way." After hearing his answer, Tiger smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Dino, a half-student.
Then, he did not ask Dino, and added by himself: "The defeated troops of the Mirage Kingdom will be easy to deal with. Those who resist will be eliminated, and those who surrender will be arranged for labor."
"We must ensure the safety of every road construction engineering team, every surveying and mapping team, every patrol team, every highway and every railway... Otherwise, the cost of sending troops to protect and endure losses and harassment will be too high." Di Nuo emphasized the importance of public security: "We still have a lot of confidential work to do in the follow-up. If these problems are not solved, there will be no way to start the follow-up work."
"Agree." Tiger agreed with Dino.
"Are the locals cooperating?" he then continued.
Dino nodded. He was very satisfied with the cooperative attitude of the local people who were so numb and resigned: "So far it's okay. I have arranged some material distribution points in some areas. The indigenous people in the wild are very cooperative, and the harassment is very rare." Accident."
Hearing that the overall situation was not bad, Tiger was relieved. As long as the resistance was not serious, he was still confident that the situation could be stabilized.
Just as he was thinking about how to deploy his troops, he heard Dino continue: "In addition, general... I need more manpower..."
"Good boy, do you have a crush on my soldiers?" Tiger was stunned, then smiled and nodded Dino with his finger.
Dino immediately acted like a bachelor: "I can't help it. If I could get someone somewhere, I wouldn't dare ask you for it."
"Regiment 3?" Tiger was about to push out the troops who had just arrived and were still seasick and temporarily unusable to bargain.
"The 1st...3rd group just got off the ship, let them rest for a few days. Let them help with the ironworks construction!" Dino was very smart and insisted not to be fooled.
Tiger stopped struggling and directly agreed with Dino's idea: "You brat! OK! Let the first group exercise."
"General, as soon as you came here, you found a big project for us." The commander of the 1st regiment was nearby, pretending to complain.
Tiger also pretended to be serious and scolded: "Stop complaining and execute the order!"
"But the hunters of our regiment are all performing search and recovery missions outside..." The 1st regiment leader thought of a question.
"It's true. These hunters did a good job. Regarding the locals giving away women, a hunter named Cao Fei from the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment reported it." Dino saw Tiger's gaze and immediately Helped explain.
Tiger nodded: "Then let the hunters continue their mission. The remaining officers and soldiers of the 1st regiment will hand over the defense to the 2nd regiment... Anyway, the barracks in the city are not very good. Let's just change the defense. Is there any difficulty?"
"No!" Captain 1 replied standing upright with his chin raised. Their 1st regiment is the main force among the main force. If one day it expands into a 1st division, he will be the division commander. What is this little task in front of him?
It’s not like you’re going all out, there’s probably a field garrison subsidy, and the barracks in the city aren’t that good either, so where can you get this free bargain?
Soon, the already chaotic Dongwan City once again became agitated. The troops of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion were transferred out of the barracks, and the troops of the 2nd Regiment began to change defenses.
For a time, the road was crowded with various vehicles and horses, and the indigenous people looked curiously at these big-headed soldiers who had just arrived and started tossing around again.
What is different from before is that these soldiers who came from afar and claimed to be the army of the Tang Dynasty did not disturb the people. They did not molest the local women, nor did they rob or take anything.
In their opinion, this is great news. This is also the reason why they are so cooperative: they have never seen the "taken advantage of" who gives them money to work!
