1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 149 A Pot of Cold Water

Stimulated by the bright prospect, everyone's enthusiasm for labor was fully aroused, and the chief officers of each department came to the front line to command in person, which also greatly increased the construction speed of the entire port area.The immigrants now have three meals guaranteed and a stable residence, but they don't show much resistance to the requirement of overtime work.

The cross-travelers have already accumulated a lot of successful experience in Shengli Harbor, and they are repeating the same tricks at this time, such as forming competitions among laborers by grouping, and the groups that can complete the scheduled tasks with quality and quantity can be rewarded, such as A fish or a piece of venison for dinner.This kind of reward may not seem very generous, but when eating, seeing other people's bowls with meat while oneself can only eat vegetables, the psychological imbalance is enough to motivate workers to work harder.

Encouraged by Qian Tiandun, Gao Qiaonan took strict supervision measures against the logging team.In just 48 hours, the logging team opened a three-meter-wide passage in the valley.The follow-up engineering team only needs to further trim and fill this channel, and then they can start laying sleepers and tracks in the valley.

Liu Shanxia, ​​the commander of the engineering team, estimated optimistically at the regular meeting of the management committee that as long as the current construction speed can be maintained, the laying of the entire coal track can be completed five to seven days earlier than expected.

In view of the outstanding performance of the logging team, the management committee specially approved hundreds of catties of seafood to supplement the meat nutrition of the logging team, and verbally praised the logging team's supervisor, naturalized civilian corporal Gao Qiaonan at the regular meeting.But the good intentions of the management committee did something wrong. More than a dozen people, including Takahashi Nan, suffered from severe diarrhea because of eating seafood, and many people had symptoms of seafood allergies, which made the management committee They had to quickly stop their seafood supply plan, and instead increased the staffing of the hunting team to ensure that enough meat could be provided to these heavy manual laborers.

All the trees felled by the logging team on the way forward were transported to the camp, and a two-meter-high log wall was erected around the camp.The construction of public facilities such as reservoirs, canteens, bathhouses, and public toilets in the camp has been completed one by one. At the same time, the management committee has also begun to carry out more standardized management of the resettlement camp.Bad habits such as defecation and defecation are strictly prohibited in the camp, and those who are found will be punished with a one-day fast.Sleeping, dining, and gatherings must also be carried out in accordance with the rules set by the management committee. This kind of standardized management was first adopted by the executive committee in the commune.Facts have proved that such a system is very effective. The standardized management implemented in the daily life of the people can help these ordinary people with little education to establish a sense of compliance in a short period of time, which is only [-]% of the local population. It is a very important means of management and rule for the left and right crossing people.

The construction level of the crossing camps is obviously higher. In addition to erecting a solid wall around the camp, a trench one meter deep and two meters wide was dug outside the wall, and fortifications were built near the entrance passage. Facing the direction of the immigration camp and the port, sentry towers were erected respectively, and militiamen were on duty 24 hours a day.Without permission, any local immigrants or even immigrants from Victory Harbor are not allowed to enter the camps of the crossing people.

This is not only for the management committee to guard against these local immigrants, but more importantly, in the event of foreign invasion, the management committee must at least have a relatively strong stronghold for self-protection.Of course, only relying on the matchlock guns of the militia cannot give the management committee a sufficient sense of security. The two 6-pound army guns hidden in the camp are the ultimate killers of the management committee—this is the first time they arrived at Heitu Port. One night, Qian Tiandun and a few militiamen quietly unloaded from the ship while it was dark.In the current situation where artillery, gunpowder, and gunners are all in short supply, this can be regarded as one of the special cares given to the colonial stronghold of Heitu Port by the Executive Committee and the Military and Police Department.

The construction speed of the docks in the port area is also quite astonishing. After sufficient manpower and raw materials are secured, the trestles on the docks extend at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye within a few days.If it wasn't for the fact that the local cement supply could not be resolved for the time being, Liu Shanxia even wanted to start building the Yonggu Wharf directly here.

Just when everyone was enthusiastically hoping to complete the infrastructure construction as soon as possible and put the coal mine into production as soon as possible, a basin of cold water fell from the sky and poured out the hearts of the management committee and the group of people in the management committee. Just three days after the meeting, a downpour fell here.

Although it has entered the rainy season at this time, everyone has already prepared for the coming of the heavy rain, but when it really comes, everyone in the management committee is still so angry that everyone in the management committee collectively scolds their mothers.

The torrential rain was so ferocious that in the first three hours, more than 20 millimeters of precipitation fell.Although the rain decreased slightly afterwards, the precipitation still exceeded 24 millimeters within 100 hours, and the management committee had no choice but to upgrade the level of this rain from heavy rain to heavy rain.

The damage caused by this torrential rain is very direct. Without exception, the simple huts built in the resettlement camps began to leak water, and some low-lying places have already experienced water accumulation and backwatering.The Management Committee had to organize the transfer of some people who could no longer live in the shacks, and moved them into military tents that were originally used to store supplies.

From the second day of rain, the entire camp and port area became muddy, and many areas that did not have time to dig drainage ditches directly turned into swamps.Although the management committee expected the coming of the rainy season, it did not make sufficient preparations for it.Relevant departments did not have enough rain gear to allow the immigrants to continue working in the rain, and almost all construction sites had to suspend work temporarily to wait for the rain to stop.

The management committee did not dare to take the risk of letting the immigrants continue to work despite the heavy rain. It would be a trivial matter for people to be tired and sick, but if the flu appeared in Heitu Port, it would be a disaster for the medical level of this period.Although the colonization team is also equipped with medical staff, it is obviously impossible to deal with a large-scale outbreak of influenza. This risk is much greater than the delay in the construction period. Even Gu Kai, who is determined to achieve some outstanding achievements here, has to consider this possibility. Public health and safety issues that will threaten the future of Heitu Port.

But God obviously did not intend to let the management committee and its immigrants pass this test easily, and soon the militiamen on duty near the valley sent a warning, saying that the water level of the river in the valley began to rise rapidly.Liu Shanxia and Qiao Zhiya braved the rain to check the situation, and when they came back, their faces were darkened.

"A good news or a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Qiao Zhiya asked.

"Let's talk about the bad news first." Gu Kai immediately made a decision: "At least we won't despair after hearing the last news."

"The river is about to overflow the river bed. If we don't take measures, I think at least half of our immigration camp will be submerged by tonight at the latest." Qiao Zhiya said in a heavy tone.

There was silence in the tent, and it was obvious that the news was a shock to everyone.Gu Kaiqiang asked with a smile: "It seems that we are only half a day away from the end of the world, so let me tell you what the good news is? You should have found Noah's Ark upstream, right?"

"The good news is that the water volume of this river is not large. Even if the camp is flooded, it will not wash away everything we have, and even the possibility of drowning people is very small." Liu Shanxia wiped the wet with a towel vigorously hair, muttered in reply.

"What kind of good news is this..." Xie Chun was very dissatisfied that they were still in the mood to joke at this moment.

"Well, really good news." Liu Shanxia put down the towel, sat down and lit a cigarette: "If we organize people to raise the river bank near the camp now, then this flood should be avoided. Of course, The premise is that the rain had better stop as soon as possible, otherwise, if it lasts for another three or four days... I think it would be safer for us to go directly to the boat at that time."

"Since this is the case, everyone should stop just sitting in the tent." Gu Kai stood up and began to give orders: "Zhou Hengxing immediately went to organize the immigration, and all the young and strong laborers were dispatched to follow the command of Old Liu to raise the height." The river bank. Qian Tiandun went to check our important supplies, just in case, it is best to command the militiamen to build a waterproof embankment around the warehouse first, and other things come second. If our food is washed away by water, then The matter is serious. Others who don’t have specific missions should follow Lao Liu’s command first! Please remember that what we are doing now is not only for these immigrants, but more importantly, for ourselves!”

So a vigorous flood fighting and rescue campaign was launched in the small coastal port of the Beibu Gulf in the [-]th century.Although these people who traveled through time and space may have been playing the role of unknown little people or even losers, at this critical moment, no one flinched. Everyone responded to Gu Kai's call and rushed into the pouring rain. middle.

Under the leadership of the traversing crowd who took the lead, hundreds of immigrants also worked in the rain, and finally raised the river bank a lot before the river overflowed, avoiding the danger of the newly built camp being destroyed by flash floods.Everyone who came down from the front line of emergency rescue will get a bowl of steaming ginger soup, which is boiled in the cafeteria with freshwater fish caught from the river two days ago, which can expel some of the toxins from the body of these wet people chill.At the same time, the logistics department also prepared hot water and dry clothes, so that these exhausted people can recover as soon as possible.But despite a lot of preparations, quite a few people had cold symptoms of varying degrees that night, which kept the medical staff busy all night.

(End of this chapter)