Sure enough, Ding Wei understood what Gao Jianwu said and understood the strategic significance of what Gao Jianwu said.
The brigade commander had long told him that fighting here was not just to fight as someone else's mercenary. Not only did he have to bring a strong combat force back, but he also had to cooperate with Gao Jianwu to complete the strategic layout of the resource supply area here.
But Ding Wei didn't expect that Gao Jianwu would start to take action so soon.
Some clues were also found about a copper mine. Even though it is not yet clear where it is, but the scope of the copper mine has been narrowed down to the vicinity of Monywa, it will not take too long to find it.
Of course, Ding Wei is aware of the current shortage of copper mines in the country. As for the supply of copper on the Eighth Road, it basically relies on external sources, but a large amount of copper is indispensable in weapons and equipment.
Moreover, with the advancement of Gao Jianwu's industrial development plan, electricity has begun to increase in huge amounts. In the power system, the use of copper is even wider and the demand is greater, so copper will completely become a strategic resource.
Unlike Zhang Dabiao, Ding Wei just focused on fighting and didn't think about anything else.
Gao Jianwu could see things, and he slowly followed them, and continued to figure out and learn.
So among the eight groups, if we want to say who is closely following Gao Jianwu, there really is no other person besides Ding Wei.
Even Shen Quan, who followed Gao Jianwu very closely, was still far behind, because his vision and structure were still not as good as Ding Wei.
It seems that Gao Jianwu had already considered these issues when he selected his troops to fight in South Asia.
Ding Wei looked at Gao Jianwu and secretly admired the other party's long-term layout. He really couldn't see it at the time, especially the Nanyang Working Group. Who would have thought at that time that he would send people here to carry out work.
Even if people can be sent, I'm afraid I don't know what aspects to work towards. Only Gao Jianwu, who seems to have seen through history, can see the future role of this place for the base area, so he starts to make arrangements in advance.
The key is that for a young man like Gao Jianwu, how come his head is filled with so many forward-looking things?
But this may be the luck of the Eighth Route Army. Having such talents helps the base area become more and more prosperous.
Ding Wei was imagining things, but after being interrupted by Gao Jianwu and brought back to reality, the two continued to discuss some implementation details, and the two decided on the matter.
As soon as Gao Jianwu explained it clearly, Ding Wei knew that this was a problem they had to solve. No matter how difficult it was, the hidden struggle must win, otherwise the battle would be half in vain.
Not only here, but also in other places where their troops will conquer in the future.
So when it comes to Monywa, the two of them must use their experience to turn this into a complete and smooth routine. They must actually control this place and seize resources. Then they can solve these problems more quickly in other places. question.
Achieve the big goal of turning this place into a raw material supply place.
Not only copper mines, but also oil, rubber, iron ore, nickel, aluminum... Gao Jianwu has only opened a window to the rich mineral resources here.
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The Nanyang working group received the good news of victory. They did not expect that Gao Jianwu would make such rapid progress and had already won the first big victory before their own manpower was dispatched.
At this rate, it won't be long before the southern part of the British-Burmese territory will be occupied by Gao Jianwu and others.
But this victory brought a huge boost to their work.
The big Chinese businessmen who were originally hesitant about the mineral development plan proposed by the Nanyang Working Group, because it sounded a bit like fantasy at first, so they shied away one by one and refused to enter into substantive negotiations.
But now that I heard the good news, I realized that a series of resource development plans started to be proposed here were not fantasy, but real opportunities for implementation, which made all the businessmen's eyes red.
Even the Nanyang working group is still working secretly under the strict control of Xiaozhi.
These big businessmen who smelled it all came to the door secretly one by one to negotiate this matter with them.
You must know that this kind of business is the real huge profit. Ordinary people have no chance to get involved. Without a strong backer, no one can take advantage of it.
Gao Jianwu and the others actually sent troops here, and they were able to fight like this. It seemed that most of this place would fall into their hands.
Considering that the other party's plan is still so long-term, these big businessmen know that following Gao Jianwu and the others will definitely yield huge gains.
Even now it seems that the risks of this business are still huge.
But when is this kind of hugely profitable business without risks?
It is said that wealth can be found in danger. In order to catch this train, they all tried their best to come to the Nanyang Working Group activities.
The Nanyang working group did not pick and choose one by one this time. According to Gao Jianwu's idea, these businessmen each have their own hidden agendas and their own methods and energy. It is best to gather them for my use.
What they want is profits, and what Gao Jianwu wants is reliable supply of raw materials and primitive accumulation. Both parties get what they need.
So the Nanyang Working Group formed them into an alliance. Everyone came together to form a new Nanyang Investment Co., Ltd.
The Nanyang Working Group represents Ping An Base and holds 51% of the controlling stake.
The remaining shares are distributed among themselves. Although it seems that the Nanyang Working Group takes up the lion's share with every penny invested, which makes the big businessmen who contribute the money seem to be at a disadvantage, the Ping An Base invests the resources of the occupied area. For these big businessmen in Nanyang, this is the biggest Invested.
These big businessmen themselves are a deep-rooted force in Nanyang. Some aristocratic families have even been in business for decades or hundreds of years and have great influence in the local area.
So this time Gao Jianwu united them and may use them to play a huge role in the future.
These people are engaged in different industries and have different energies, forming a subtle check and balance between them. In this way, in the future, various industries that Nanyang Gao Jianwu needs to develop will be watched by people, so that there will not be a situation where one team dominates. In this way, in the distant place, Only local Gao Jianwu can control these businesses.
Even though the Nanyang working group is all in good shape now, it cannot last forever. If faced with massive interests, some thoughts will arise. When Gao Jianwu was doing this, he had already begun to consider the long-term governance work in the future.
They are doing business in almost all walks of life, not just prospecting and mining that Gao Jianwu needs. These people will be useful to Gao Jianwu in the future. After all, after beating the little devils away, what is left is a devastated land of China. He needs more Many capable people come together to build him up.
Once the profit distribution was settled, mining and prospecting teams were immediately organized and began to enter the British-controlled Burma territory one after another.
Whenever there are huge profits, someone will take huge risks to do it.
Even though there is still a state of war there.
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However, Gao Jianwu will not be involved in the work of the Nanyang Working Group. He has a lot of things to do now. Some things will be handed over to others and will not be done by himself. Otherwise, he will not be able to finish it even if he divides it into eight parts.
Now, he was going to start formulating a plan to attack Mandalay.
Because the bridge in Monywa was blown up by the Japs, the tank troops of the expeditionary force group were unable to cross the river for a while.
However, the 22nd Infantry Division that Gao Jianwu encountered now was also a garrison division. They also had no armored units, and they also lost an artillery regiment and their most powerful 105mm howitzer.
Therefore, the arrival of the tanks from the Expeditionary Force Group was just the icing on the cake. It was not scary if it was not available, and he was not in a hurry.
On Monywa's side, Ding Wei stayed temporarily and started looking for agents while clearing away the remaining teams of imps and some uncooperative local armed forces.
Although there were not many local Chinese at this time, there were some, so after finding a few Chinese, the language communication problems with the locals were quickly solved.
With the help of Smith's activities, Ding Wei was also allowed to recruit local migrant workers to repair bridges and roads in the name of the Allied Forces.
Ding Wei took the lead in recruiting more than 100 Chinese young adults. After training and screening, he retained more than 50 Chinese young adults who were inclined to the expeditionary force as the backbone, and began to recruit more than 2,000 migrant workers to build bridges and improve the education system. On the road from Wa to Mandalay, through Ding Wei's exchanges with the local Chinese, the Zen people came into Ding Wei's field of vision, because they are a minority ethnic group in the local area, but in adjacent areas, the Zen people are a large number. The nation is of the same origin as the country.
However, after consulting Gao Jianwu, he found out that the Zen people are still a tribal people. Although they look like us, their cultural origins are not as deep as those in the mainland. Gao Jianwu knew that the chieftains later had their own agendas, so he couldn't trust them at first. them.
Through more than 50 Chinese young adults, this group of Zen people who originally lived at the bottom were organized and more than 50 work teams were formed for management, and Ding Wei's people mingled among them and began secret operations to influence them.
Gao Jianwu's clean annihilation of the 15th Infantry Division also improved the status of the local Chinese with the same skin. Now no one dares to bully them easily.
Therefore, although the expeditionary force cluster had nothing to do with them before, the real improvement in their status made them understand that helping the expeditionary force cluster was to help themselves. These Chinese began to accept Ding Wei's managerial ideas to manage the different work teams under his command.
And Ding Wei's people began to teach these illiterate people to learn Chinese characters and Chinese in the name of facilitating project command.
Thanks to the Allied forces' logistical supplies, Ding Wei provided this group of people with well-fed living conditions, which was much better than the two meals they had been starved for in the previous three days. This made them more comfortable working under the command of the expeditionary force group. There is not so much conflict with learning.
Ding Wei was not in a hurry. This was not a matter of urgency. He was sweeping away all the miscellaneous armed forces around him to stabilize the local situation.
On the one hand, through construction projects, we provide jobs for local gangsters, and then educate them through work classes.
At the same time, Ding Wei was also trying to get familiar with the local situation from the mouths of the local Chinese. When Ding Wei understood Gao Jianwu's goals, he very consciously made up for Gao Jianwu's shortcomings.
As a commander with a big picture, Ding Wei has positioned his battlefield to face new challenges!
