() What came with the ship this time was mainly ports, shipyards, machinery plants, chemical plants and some mining equipment, with some scattered hospitals, schools, and scientific research equipment remaining. Although in a short period of time, Keelung is still a large construction site.
It's not a prototype yet, but in one year, the place will begin to take shape. In three years, all factories, docks, and shipyards will be completed. With the addition of residential areas, schools, hospitals, and scientific research institutes, Keelung will be the largest in Taiwan.
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Factory construction takes time, and personnel recruitment can be carried out in advance. The "Golden Elephant Pharmacy" in Tianjin, Shanghai, Quanzhou and Guangzhou has been following Liu Fu's request, quietly absorbing local refugees on a small scale, and recruiting those who are willing to come to Taiwan to work.
The Liu family's merchant ships were transferred from the mainland to Taiwan. A number of temporary houses have been built on the temporary small wharf of Keelung Port.
, are rows of wooden houses, which are the temporary residence of refugees from the mainland. After one month of health and epidemic prevention, physical recovery and discipline training, those refugees who are capable of working will be sent to various construction sites.
To participate in the construction, children who are unable to work must be sent to school for free. The elderly have no place to make arrangements for the time being, so they can only live in wooden houses.
This time, except for some of the technicians David brought from Europe who came to Taiwan with the equipment and had to return home after finishing their work, the rest were brought from bankrupt factories and unemployed citizens in Europe by David in accordance with Liu Fu's needs.
Those hired here have all signed labor contracts and must work in Taiwan for the entire minimum period.
5 years, and some signed contracts for 10 years. Anyway, the longer the contract is, the higher the salary will be. There are also 10 retired German officers, 7 from the army, and 3 from the navy. This was Liu Fei's special instruction.
Yes, Liu Fu plans to train a factory protection team first, and he won't be able to do anything unless there are robbers and bandits.
We selected 200 young people who were healthy and willing to serve as guards from among the recruited workers, and threw them to the German police officers, and paired them with 2 translators to work together. The training location for the factory guards cannot be in Keelung, they need to find a secluded place.
We selected a place so that shooting targets would not be too conspicuous. Finally, we decided to build a small courtyard near the gold mine. It is a mountainous area and there are not many people. It can also be used for mountain training, and it can also play a protective role next to the gold mine.
One month later, all the equipment should be unloaded. David took his wife, loaded up the "anti-inflammatory tablets" and boarded the ship to return home. Originally, he wanted to take his son with him, but Sandro refused to obey, and in addition
He also wanted to go to the United States for vacation, so he didn’t force his son to continue to leave Liu.
Fu was raised here, but in order to strengthen his son's purity, David left a housekeeper and maid to take care of his son's life while teaching English and French to avoid being unable to communicate in the future. Now the child speaks pure Fujian Chinese when he opens his mouth.
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The days were busy day by day. By 1888, the cement factory had been in operation for half a year. As the proficiency of workers increased, the output stabilized at about 150,000 tons, which was enough to be self-sufficient. There were also small coking plants and steel plants.
Start of construction on a large scale
, are all experimental in nature, mainly for workers to practice their skills. Keelung's port has been basically completed. To the northwest are three 200-meter-long wharves that can berth 30,000-ton ships. To the southwest are the wharfs and docks of the shipyard. Now
Not finished yet.
Due to the construction of the Keelung Industrial Base, a large number of refugees, workers and foreigners gathered here. Various factories, hospitals, residences, villas and dormitories also sprung up. This small port with hundreds of households has completely changed.
In this way, the land area has expanded dozens of times, the population has increased hundreds of times, and the demand has also increased hundreds of times. Every day's food, poultry, and vegetables are all provided by businessmen and farmers near Taipei and Tamsui. Some smart businessmen opened
They began to build simple shacks near residential areas, hire people to buy poultry, grain and vegetables and other daily necessities at cheaper prices from Hsinchu, Yilan or further places, and transport them to Keelung for sale. Gradually, many businesses were formed.
Spontaneous market. As more and more people came to the market, some people began to build restaurants, hotels and even casinos, which were opened secretly. It gradually formed the appearance of a small town, separated by a dirt road.
, adjacent to the residential area of Keelung Port.
After half a year of training, the 200-member factory protection team has begun to take shape. Liu Fu expanded the scale again and recruited 400 new team members. The original 200 people left 50 who were better trained, and the remaining 150 people.
and 400
The new team members were mixed, and the old team members served as squad leaders. There were 11 overtime squad leaders in one squad, and they continued to train with the German instructors. The 50 selected people followed three retired German navy officers to find a small courtyard next to the shipyard, and established a water patrol
Team.
Although the factory protection team and the water patrol team were established, in order to avoid suspicion, the security of Keelung was still handed over to the Taipei prefect Tang Jingsong. After all, Liu Fu was not an official, and it was easy for gossip to be involved in many local affairs. But this Taipei prefect
Tang Jingsong is also a foreigner
The Wupai strongly agrees with the establishment of factories and mines. In addition, Liu Fu is generous, has a large number of various filial piety rules, and the quality is very excellent. Therefore, Tang Jingsong does not interfere with matters involving Keelung Port, factories and mines.
, let Liu Fu handle it by himself.
Although in a short period of time, the management of Keelung Port was done by himself, it was not justified after all. For this matter, Liu Fu once again consulted his father Liu Mingchuan.
Seeing his son snowballing into a heavy industrial base, Liu Mingchuan was very happy. At first, he and the French fought hard because they didn't want the country's country to be occupied by foreigners. Now the Qing Dynasty's foreign invasion has become more and more serious. Since the Eight-Nation Allied Forces entered Beijing twice,
The imperial court also began to organize foreign affairs
Wu Zhenguo's attempt, but the effect was not very effective. Seeing his son succeeding in the Westernization business that Prince Gong, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong and others wanted to do but found it difficult to do, how could he be a father?
For those who are not happy, if we want to say that China’s Western Affairs Office is the best, it should be Taiwan.
Hearing his son's concerns, Liu Mingchuan also believed that it was easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it. These factories and mines were his son's hard work and his political achievements. If they were interfered with, it would not only be a waste of his son's efforts, but also his own achievements.
He lost his old face.
In order to consolidate the current good situation of Taiwan's Westernization development, Liu Ming passed on to Liu Fu the position of co-organizer of Westernization in the Taiwan Governor's Yamen. This thing is not a formal official position appointed by the imperial court, and there is no rank or salary. It is completely a subordinate of the Governor's Yamen.
Office. However, this organization has great power. It directly takes orders from Liu Mingchuan himself and supervises all Western affairs in Taiwan. In other words, Liu Fu will represent Liu Mingchuan and can inquire and handle all matters related to Western affairs in Taiwan, and
Only to the governor
One person is in charge and no one else can take care of it. If you want to, you can go to Liu Mingchuan to discuss it. However, this position is not free. The father and son also have to settle accounts. Liu Mingchuan proposed to build a gun factory, and the court approved it.
But I have no money and need to raise it myself. Liu
Without saying a word, Fu immediately agreed to send a telegram to Germany to inquire about the equipment specifications of the gun factory. If he found a suitable one, he would immediately ship it over and build a gun factory next to Keelung Railway Station. It was also close to the steel factory and the railway.
It is also close, and transportation of raw materials and finished products is convenient.
After getting the customs seal from the co-organizer, Liu Fu immediately opened the business. The location was the two-story building that was originally intended to be Keelung Railway Station. Anyway, the railway had not yet opened to traffic, so he used it first. He was the co-organizer, and he still had the same few people.
, Liu Fu, Liu Dagui, Zhou Yancong, plus the 15 Green Camp soldiers, they are all there.
The first thing he did when he took office was to formulate the safety and security of Keelung Heavy Industrial Base. Liu Fu planned to establish 5 patrol areas in the base. Each patrol area would be equipped with 10 patrol officers and a captain, who would be responsible for the security and safety within the base.
;The outside of the base includes residential areas and spontaneous towns. 5
There are 10 police patrols in each police area, and one police chief. The police chief is served by his green soldiers. Since these green soldiers have followed him, they have been very diligent and have not found any bad habits.
, it is very suitable to be the police chief, and the patrol police will be selected from the factory protection team.
These new sergeants were very happy, kowtowed and thanked them. From the bottom of their hearts, they felt that working with the Third Young Master was a blessing. Although the work was sometimes tiring, the rewards were high, and now they could work in foreign factories as a blessing.
Although the tasks assigned by the third young master are quite heavy and there are many rules, in their eyes, wearing foreign clothes every day is
Catching a thief on a flat stone road and dealing with disputes is not a job at all. It is simply trying to support yourself in old age. What's more, there is a monthly salary of 5 taels of silver, which is 60 taels a year, which is comparable to that of a county magistrate.
.As long as you don't violate the young master's rules, don't smoke, don't enrich yourself with public money, don't collude with outsiders, and deal with things fairly, you can win this life.
