In the entire Adan Islands, there are actually very few islands suitable for human habitation.
The Adan Islands are composed of several archipelagos, including the Egmont Islands in the southwest, the Salomon Islands in the northeast, and the Peruvian Islands in the north. There are more than 2,000 islands in total, with a total area of about 60 square kilometers. .
Zhenghe Island, the largest island in the Adang Islands, covers an area of 27 square kilometers, the reef area is 174 square kilometers, and the central lagoon covers an area of about 150 square kilometers. It is a natural harbor with the best natural conditions in the Indian Ocean.
Since the first batch of immigrants arrived on Zhenghe Island in 1909, Zhenghe Island has become the most important supply base in the Indian Ocean. There are now about 3,000 residents living on Zhenghe Island, more than 80% of whom are Umbrella Company mercenaries. and their families, and the remaining 20% are supply base staff. Huang Liang, the tax officer stationed by the Nyasaland State Government on Zhenghe Island, is the highest administrative official on the island. Zhu Jun, the senior director of the Umbrella Company, is in charge of the entire Adang Islands. safety work.
Zhenghe Island is sunny and sunny in March. It is located in the center of the Indian Ocean and has a mild climate all year round. The average annual temperature is 24 to 29 degrees Celsius, and the absolute maximum temperature rarely exceeds 32 degrees Celsius.
The main income of Zhenghe Island comes from supplying supplies to passing ships. There are warehouses on the island that store high-quality thermal coal and fuel oil. With the improvement of voyage technology, more and more ships choose to dock at Zhenghe Island to replenish supplies. The island There is a small hospital and a primary school on the island. Huang Liang applied to build a middle school on the island last year, but due to a lack of teachers, the middle school has not yet been constructed.
"In three months, our first batch of primary school students will graduate from primary school. Should we let them go to secondary school in Port Edward? So this problem must be solved before the start of school in the second half of the year." Zhu Jun wants to be a mercenary on the island. Although Zhenghe Island has a small population, it has a large number of students. Nearly 150 students graduated from primary schools this year. It is imperative to establish a middle school.
"I know, I know, my daughter is also graduating this year, and I don't want my daughter to go to high school in Port Edward." Huang Liang also has a headache about this problem. Zhenghe Island is not short of money, and the coal for the ships going back and forth can cost a lot. Hundreds of thousands of tons, or just a few hundred rands, is more than enough to build a school. The problem is that there are no teachers, even if the school is built. Nyasaland has very high requirements for public schools.
For public schools in Nyasaland, physical facilities are not enough. They also need excellent teachers. Not only must they graduate from the School of Education of Nyasaland University, but they must at least graduate from Nyasaland Teachers College.
When the public education system was first established in Southern Africa, due to the lack of teachers, at first as long as you could spell words you could teach in schools.
This situation is no longer possible. Now in Nyasaland, if you want to become a teacher, you have to take the corresponding teacher qualification examination and obtain the corresponding teacher qualification before you can teach in a school.
The prerequisite for taking the teacher qualification examination is that you must be proficient in Chinese and English. If your Chinese is particularly good, the conditions can be relaxed appropriately, but you must also pass the oral English test.
Although Zhenghe Island is far away from the mainland, the standards of public schools are still implemented in accordance with Nyasaland standards.
"You apply to the state government, and I apply to the Adan Company Headquarters. As long as there are four teachers, the middle school can be guaranteed to start smoothly -" Zhu Jun, the chicken thief, makes full use of all the advantages. Now the status of the Adan Islands is becoming more and more important. The Nyasaland State Government and the Adang Company will also appropriately increase their attention to the Addan Islands.
"What about next year?" Huang Liang's heart moved. It seemed feasible.
"We will continue to ask for it next year. We will offer higher salaries to teachers who are willing to come to Zhenghe Island. We are not afraid that no one will be willing to come." Zhu Jun is very wealthy. He didn't have ships before, but now there are more than ten passenger and cargo ships in Zhenghe Island every day. With calls at Zhenghe Port, the daily income from Zhenghe Port is more than 5,000 rand.
It has to be said that the sailors on those ocean-going ships are very rich. In the vast Indian Ocean, Zhenghe Island is more than 3,500 kilometers away from the nearest African continent. The crew members and sailors on this route are very generous. After landing, they can spend all kinds of money. Without blinking an eye, dried coconut, which was no one on the island before, has become a specialty of Zhenghe Island, and the plump coconut crab is even more addictive.
The largest coconut crabs on Zhenghe Island can grow up to four kilograms. It’s no joke that one person can’t finish one in one meal.
Relying on the ships that come and go, Zhenghe Island earns a lot of money. There are now bars, hotels, and shops on the island for the leisure and entertainment of sailors. These businesses also generate a lot of money. Simply comparing per capita income, Zhenghe Island may have the highest per capita income in southern Africa.
"Okay then, let's try -" Huang Liang's heart moved. He wanted to give it a try for his daughter Huang Liang, maybe she could turn her bicycle into a motorcycle.
After leaving Huang Liang's office, Zhu Jun drove his all-terrain off-road vehicle back to the camp.
The port area and the living area on Zhenghe Island are clearly separated. The mercenary camp is located between the port area and the living area. The crew members and sailors of the ships can only move in the port area and cannot enter the living area on the island.
Huang Liang's office building is a three-story granite building. All the building materials on this island were transported thousands of miles from southern Africa. At first, they were all wooden buildings, but later due to the sea wind, the wooden structure buildings could not After a long period of use, wooden buildings are now slowly being replaced by stronger reinforced concrete buildings.
In fact, as long as they are carefully maintained, wooden buildings on the island will not cause big problems. Just paint a few times a year, and when choosing colors, you can also choose as many bright colors as possible, so that there will be colorful buildings. , it also looks more beautiful and has more island style.
This is what Zhenghe Island is like now. Some people have replaced wooden buildings with reinforced concrete buildings once and for all. More people use colorful paint to decorate their homes, with white or blue roofs and red or yellow walls. Hidden in the coconut groves that can be seen everywhere, it is as refreshing as the charming tropical beauties.
Because of Adan Company's efforts, the road traffic conditions on the island are also very good. There is a high-standard two-way four-lane asphalt road around the island. The road is flanked by dense coconut groves and cocoa trees. Although it is not high, Palm trees with a more tropical feel.
The inner side of the road is dotted with colorful houses. Most of the houses here retain the common style of wooden buildings in southern Africa, but more Chinese-style carved beams and painted buildings with brackets and cornices have also begun to appear. This kind of architecture has also begun to appear in southern Africa in the past two years. Popular, especially in street parks, more and more octagonal pavilions with oriental characteristics are appearing.
The same is true here on Zhenghe Island. There is such an octagonal pavilion not far from each living area. Residents can rest in the pavilion and enjoy the shade. Next to many pavilions, there are small bridges and flowing water with a traditional oriental charm, which makes everyone come here. Everyone who comes to Zhenghe Island is pleasantly surprised.
Not only the Chinese are surprised, white people are also surprised. They don’t care about cultural invasion or not, as long as it looks good.
The mercenary camp on Zhenghe Island is not large, and the parking lot is only five or six acres in size. There are less than 200 mercenaries, equipped with 16 armored vehicles that showed their skills during the World War. Some of these armored vehicles They were not used at all and were decommissioned after the end of the world war. The Umbrella Company took the opportunity to buy many of them at low prices.
As soon as the multifunctional off-road vehicle entered the camp gate, Zhu Jun's deputy Zhang Liao hurried over.
"We captured two British people. They were inquiring about the former residents of Zhenghe Island. After we arrested the people, we found documents and weapons from them." Zhang Liao was very vigilant, or in other words, all the residents of Zhenghe Island were very vigilant. The vigilance is very high.
No joke, 80% of the residents on Zhenghe Island are the families of mercenaries, and the remaining 20% are also the families of port workers. Agents cannot survive on Zhenghe Island.
"Where are the people?" Zhu Jun had already received the telegram from Adan Company and jumped out of the off-road vehicle with a sneer.
"Old Chen is interrogating." Zhang Liao led the way to the office. "Old Chen" is a staff member of Brad's office. He specializes in interrogation.
There were a lot of bits and pieces on the desk in the office, but Zhu Jun habitually went to get his wallet first.
Unsurprisingly, it was empty——
"We need to emphasize this aspect in the future. What if these people transmit information through coins?" Zhu Jun was very dissatisfied. The boys below were eating meat, and Zhu Jun, the person in charge, couldn't even drink soup. It was really unruly.
Zhang Liao rolled his eyes and pretended not to hear. As the saying goes, what goes up and what goes down will give results. You really can't blame his subordinates for being ignorant.
There was a work permit in his wallet, which was issued by the colonial government of Mauritius. Zhu Jun checked carefully and found that the document was authentic and had no problems.
In addition to the wallet and ID, there were also two short-barreled detective revolvers produced by Nyasaland Military Industry. Zhu Jun looked at the gun number, then copied it and handed it to Zhang Liao.
"Send it to Nyasaland Military Industry for verification and see the origin of these two guns." Zhu Jun was very attentive. The weapons produced by Nyasaland Military Industry have numbers. According to the numbers, the sales destination of the weapons can be found.
Zhang Liao hurried to the report room with the serial number, while Zhu Jun came to the window and lit a cigarette with a gloomy expression.
In the port outside the window, a 10,000-ton cargo ship is slowly entering. The ship's deck is filled with dark red and dark blue containers. The dark red container belongs to Nyasaland Ocean Trading Company, and the dark blue container belongs to South Africa. Most of the ocean-going freighters on the Indian Ocean belong to these two companies.
In the central lagoon outside Zhenghe Port, there are more than a dozen ships waiting to enter the port. This scene happens every day in Zhenghe Port.
There was a rhythmic knock on the door, and it was Lao Chen from Brad's office who came in.
"The question is out. Agents from MI6 are ordered to find the former residents of Zhenghe Island." Old Chen looked tired but energetic. He used to be MI5, but now he is MI6, an old rival.