The domestic political situation is chaotic, which still has an impact on Qin Zhiyuan.
In fact, since July, the scale of labor importation from the north of the Republic of China through the Beiyang government has begun to shrink. By October, there were only more than 4,000 people left a month, which was half less than at the beginning of the year.
Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan still has Borneo as an input channel, and Huang Bohan works very efficiently, ensuring that nearly ten thousand people go to the ocean every month. So far, the number of Chinese on Corsica has exceeded 100,000.
Among these 100,000 people, the proportion of children is still more than half, and the rest are women, children and young people under the age of 35.
This number does not include the French on the island, nor the soldiers of the Foreign Legion. If all the Chinese soldiers of the Foreign Legion returned to Corsica, the population of Corsica would now exceed 200,000.
In fact, it is far from reaching the limit. Corsica has a population of 330,000 in the 21st century. If the Chinese people's survival ability is followed, there will be no problem even if Corsica increases to 500,000.
Qin Zhiyuan is actually responsible for the food, drink, diarrhea and sleep of these 150,000 people. The monthly consumption of food alone exceeds 3,000 tons, of which a large proportion of meat and egg foods are consumed, which is what Qin Zhiyuan left some time ago.
Only by supporting yourself and expanding your financial resources can you persevere.
However, after the successful development of penicillin, this stretched dilemma will be greatly improved.
The benefits generated by penicillin are so high that even if the scale of immigration is expanded tenfold, there will be no problem. What's more, Corsica already has fishing boats and orchards, and it can provide part of the food itself, so the food problem will be relegated to a secondary position in the future.
, the development of Corsica is about to enter the fast lane.
In fact, the current speed is fast enough. There are indeed only 150,000 residents on Corsica, but there are also nearly 100,000 workers hired from North Africa and German prisoners of war. These people work every day, especially the German prisoners of war.
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After arriving in Corsica, these prisoners of war immediately went to work. Perhaps they were grateful because they received better care in Corsica than in mainland France, or perhaps it was the special request of Crown Prince William.
His level of concentration is comparable to that of the Chinese, and his work efficiency is even better than that of the Chinese.
In fact, in terms of education level, the general education level of German prisoners of war is much higher than that of the Chinese. Almost most of them have received a middle school education, and a few have received a university education, and even have the level to join a research institute as a scientific research dog.
This group of people received special preferential treatment. After Long Chengxuan and Long Chengyuan, who had studied in Germany, came forward to invite them, German prisoners of war who had received higher education joined the institute and became non-staff staff of the institute.
This process was very smooth, because among the German prisoners of war, there were actually classmates of Long Chengxuan and Long Chengyuan when they were at Aachen University, so it was natural for them to renew their relationship.
Lu Zhengxiang finally left in disappointment. It was not that Qin Zhiyuan was unwilling to open the penicillin factory in China, but the domestic situation meant that even if the factory was opened, it might not be able to be put into production smoothly.
The Beiyang government was in danger, and the northern and southern provinces were raging with war. The Republic of China, which seemed to have a vast territory and abundant resources, actually couldn't find even a single piece of pure land, which was really disappointing.
The penicillin factory is indeed making money, but it is afraid that if it enters the country, it will immediately become the golden doll that everyone is fighting for, and it will cause more troubles.
Although the conditions for setting up a factory are not yet available, Qin Zhiyuan still made a promise that once the conditions are mature, Qin Zhiyuan will open a factory to produce penicillin in the Republic of China, and will also start to enter heavy industry.
If a country wants to rise, it would be a joke if there is no heavy industry, especially steel and oil. Qin Zhiyuan will definitely get these two things. Only by establishing a complete industrial system can the Republic of China have initial competitiveness and then break away from Western countries.
control.
Qin Zhiyuan is currently recruiting talents in this area.
In the steel plant where the old Renault has begun production, there are nearly a thousand Chinese workers distributed in all aspects from mineral processing to steelmaking. After two years, these Chinese workers will become skilled workers, and the better ones among them will even become engineers.
After these Chinese workers returned to the Republic of China, they could immediately build a steel factory.
This kind of manpower layout also applies to the old Renault's weapons production workshop.
It can be said that perhaps the Chinese workers Qin Zhiyuan sent to the old Renault factory were lacking in design capabilities, but in terms of production, their skills are not much worse than those of the old employees in the Renault factory, and even in terms of work enthusiasm and labor
The intensity is much higher.
Due to the limited education level of the Chinese, the starting point is indeed relatively low, but once the Chinese adapt, their learning ability is really surprising.
There is an old Chinese saying that goes: If you have many arts, you will not be overwhelmed.
This fully reflects the Chinese attitude towards technology or skills.
It is precisely because of this that the old Renault valued the human resources Qin Zhiyuan had.
At the end of their chat with Lu Zhengxiang, Qin Zhiyuan couldn't help but send an invitation to Lu Zhengxiang to go to Corsica and serve as the chief executive of Corsica.
Lu Zhengxiang hesitated again and again, but declined Qin Zhiyuan's invitation.
It's not that Lu Zhengxiang doesn't want to join Corsica, it's actually that Lu Zhengxiang is still serving as the Beiyang government's ambassador to France. If he resigns and joins Qin Zhiyuan at this time, even though he has a bright future, it may lead to an enmity between Qin Zhiyuan and the Beiyang government.
This is something Lu Zhengxiang never wants to see now.
Although he was rejected by Lu Zhengxiang, Qin Zhiyuan didn't take it seriously.
Everything must be done smoothly. Since Qin Zhiyuan expressed goodwill, Lu Zhengxiang must have kept Qin Zhiyuan's favor in mind even if he declined politely. Once the right time comes, Lu Zhengxiang will naturally consider this matter.
Just when Corsica was gradually getting back on track and the situation in Sidi Bel Abbas was beginning to unfold, the conflicts in Borneo finally broke out.
October is the season of crisp autumn air, with bright sunshine and salty sea breeze.
Gu Xingbang and Ma Gaojie led a company of Umbrella Company security guards to board the ship from Penglai Island and go to Surabaya to take over for a month-long rotation.
Penglai Island is the secret base of Umbrella Company. It was originally a desert island with an extremely difficult-to-pronounce Javanese name. After Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge arrived in Borneo, they found the original name difficult to pronounce, so they changed it to Penglai Island.
Penglai Island was originally an uninhabited desert island. It has fresh water resources and a large plain area, but because of its remote location, it has not been developed.
There are countless such islands in Borneo.
After Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge led the Chinese to Penglai Island, they spent three months blasting away the jagged wasteland and establishing a military training base. They also successfully reclaimed fifty or sixty hectares of wasteland and planted grains, vegetables and
Fruit trees are used to meet some of the needs.
Penglai Island now has a camp that can accommodate nearly 10,000 people, as well as a large processing plant used to produce consumables such as bullets and explosives.
Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge have been in Borneo for more than half a year. In this time, they have built camps and factories, and trained the first batch of people. The backbone is local Chinese people in Borneo and miners hired from the Republic of China.
of security.
Although the local Chinese in Borneo are obsessed with business, after all, some people have not lost their blood. They have become intolerable to the oppression of the Dutch and the shamelessness of the indigenous people. As long as there is a spark, a prairie fire will break out.
As for the miners in the mines, they are naturally the best warriors, strong, loyal and disciplined. As long as they carry out organized and targeted training, at least they will not perform worse than the Kumamoto miners of the Japanese Sixth Division.
These local Chinese miners have received training for nearly four months. Almost two months ago, they went to the mines and plantations of Huang Bohan, Huang Jinshengmao and others to undertake security tasks. The results were very good.
, although taxes to the Dutch still have to be paid, local extortion has almost disappeared.
Gu Xingbang and Ma Gaojie went to Huang Bohan's plantation in Surabaya to take charge of security work. Gu Xingbang and the others called this work.
Penglai Island is about 150 kilometers away from Surabaya. It takes about three hours to reach Surabaya by taking the small steamer provided by Huang Bohan.
Lao Gu, do you think Boss Huang's appetite is too big? His plantation in Surabaya now has more than 2,000 hectares. If he buys another 5,000 hectares, wouldn't all the land in Surabaya be bought by Boss Huang?
, Ma Gaojie and Gu Xingbang whispered.
Why don't you buy it and keep it? Why do you just watch those natives abandon it? The land around Surabaya is so big, let alone five thousand hectares. You can't even finish it with fifty thousand hectares. That is to say, these people are whipping them with whips.
In the hands of the natives who didn't even move their butts, if it were in our hometown, all the land would have been opened up long ago. Believe it or not, Gu Xingbang looked like he was being treated badly, and when he thought of those natives, he felt itchy with hatred.
The natives refer to the aboriginal people of Borneo. These people can be called the laziest people in the world. They guard the land that crops three crops a year, but they always live a hungry and full life. They would rather
Even if they beg from the Chinese, they are unwilling to open up wasteland for farming.
Begging often happens. For the Chinese living in Borneo, the aborigines here are almost like beggars. Many times, the Chinese with relatively good family backgrounds will give some amount to the begging of the natives, but there are also cases where they do not give.
when.
Often when they don't give, these natives will change their faces. If they don't get what they want by begging, they will pick up a long knife and use force to force them.
And often after picking up a long sword, the Chinese will surrender.
The purpose of Gu Xingbang's existence is to make the natives afraid to hold swords.
This is true. If this were our hometown, we would ensure that food was grown on the top of the mountain. The whole family would be given 100 acres of land, and all the food would be stored at home. If there was not enough food for everyone, I would feed the pigs, ten pigs and horses.
Gao Jie muttered to himself with red eyes.
Ma Gaojie and Gu Xingbang are both from Shandong. The place in Shandong has not been peaceful since the late Qing Dynasty. You can imagine the life of the people. Ma Gaojie originally had seven brothers and sisters, but only three grew up. Ma Gaojie grew up
Later, in order not to be a burden to the family, he chose to join the labor force and go to Europe.
Thinking about the lives of his brothers and sisters at home, and looking at these natives who guard the land that is harvested three times a year and would rather be beggars than work, Ma Gaojie feels that the world is really unfair.
Don't think about those things, think more about the present. When Gu Xingbang saw his old brother, he was moved by the scene and hugged Ma Gaojie's shoulders to describe a bright future. Our Master Qin said that when the war in France is over, he will lead us to grab land all over the world.
At that time, every household had at least 100 acres. If you asked for three or four wives, a wife from your hometown would be your main wife, a French wife would be your concubine, and a girl from Borneo would be your third wife. Don’t worry about it then.
Just be exhausted.
Tired to death, I am willing to do it. Ma Gaojie is having fun, thinking about the bright future and being fascinated.
Perhaps it was for this prospect that Ma Gaojie and the others were willing to follow Qin Zhiyuan in his wars in the north and south.
