Glorious Mission 1937

After Richard finished his report, an old white man stood up and said, "Dear Mr. Lord, my name is John Costello, you can call me Old John. I am now the director of your territorial water conservancy bureau. I am 64 years old. I have never been to The university has always been an old worker in the United States, mainly doing some water conservancy projects."

"Oh, Mr. John, may I ask which water conservancy projects you have participated in?" Chen Feng asked.

"Dear Lord, I started with my father to build a suspension bridge on the Ramos River when I was 14 years old. I participated in the construction of 68 water conservancy projects in the United States. I participated in the construction of 32 projects as a worker, and the rest were Participated in the construction as a designer and project administrator, including the Boulder Dam and the Tennessee Water Conservancy Project,” replied John Sr.

Chen Feng was secretly taken aback. This little-known old man actually participated in the construction of the Bald Dam and the Tennessee Water Conservancy Project.

You may not know much about the Bald Dam, but you may know about the Hoover Dam.The Hoover Dam is located in northwestern Arizona and is a huge project.The reservoir of the Hoover Dam is the famous Lake Mead, which is the largest artificial lake in the Western Hemisphere.It not only has beautiful scenery, but also can irrigate crops and use hydropower to generate electricity, which plays a role that cannot be ignored in the development of production.The generating capacity of the Hoover Dam is 1345 megawatts, which can supply most of the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, which shows the great contribution of the Hoover Dam.

At the same time, after the completion of the dam, it will play a huge role in the development of industry and agriculture.Therefore, it occupies an important position in the ranks of the world's hydraulic engineering.The construction of the dam cost a lot of money and mobilized a large number of people. It was completed and delivered in 1936.It is an arched gravity man-made concrete dam.The dam is 220 meters high, 200 meters wide at the bottom, 14 meters wide at the top, and 377 meters long.Such a huge dam is rare in the world.

When the dam was completed, Republican leader Hoover was on stage, and the dam was named after him.But the Democrats are brooding on this and are very unconvinced.Waiting for Hoover to step down.They renamed the Hoover Dam Bald Dam, which was the name of a nearby city.Republicans have since regained power.Boulder Dam became Hoover Dam again.

It can be said that the Hoover Dam is an extremely important symbol of the United States in the [-]th century.At the same time, it also occupies an extremely important position in the history of water conservancy in the world.

The Tennessee Water Conservancy Project is also very famous. During the Roosevelt New Deal period, the US government also implemented a work-for-work program while providing relief to families in need.Institutions such as the Public Works Agency were established.Manage public works projects.To absorb more unemployed people into labor.The grandest of these projects was the water conservancy project in the Tennessee Valley. [

This watershed was originally a poor area in the United States, and most residents did not have electricity. The Tennessee Valley Engineering Authority was established in 1933, with investment provided by the US government.A large number of unemployed workers were recruited, dams and hydropower stations were built, and shipping was developed. As a result, large-scale hydropower stations and a complete shipping system were built, which promoted the development of industry and agriculture in this area.

Unexpectedly, such an ordinary old man had participated in the construction of the Hoover Dam and the Tennessee Water Conservancy Project. Suddenly, Chen Feng was in awe of this old man.

"Old John, tell us about the water conservancy projects in Nanyang Territory. I don't know much about Nanyang Territory!" Chen Feng said.

"Mr. Lord, from more than a year's work, Old John, I can see that you and your family are a family worthy of anyone's following. Your generosity to the people will surely amaze the world. After you take ownership of this place Before, there was no complete water conservancy facility in the entire Nanyang Territory, and the residents on the island did not engage in agricultural production, and they mainly lived on natural food in the rainforest."

"But since you and your family have settled here, not only have you tried every means to increase the population, but you have also encouraged people to open up wasteland and farmland, and you have given children the first education, which surprised me. With the support of the beautiful lady, Last year we built a total of 2 small dams, and at the same time adjusted 300 kilometers of rivers and provided irrigation for 1300 square kilometers of land. This year we plan to build 15 small dams, 2 medium-sized dams, and at the same time restore 1000 kilometers of rivers ’” Old John replied.

"Very well, water conservancy is a key to agricultural construction. The Nanyang Territory is located in the tropics and there are many rivers. We must make good use of these rivers. Old John, you and your team should work hard, and I will fully support you !” Chen Feng said firmly.

The next person who introduced himself was a Caucasian man in his 30s, very capable. He got up and said to Chen Feng in German: "Great Mr. Lord, I am Jewish Real, a German Jew, and I am currently the Director of Transportation of Nanyang Territory. "

"Jews, very good. I didn't expect you Jews to have a vice president and a director in such a short period of time. I'm relieved. With you speaking for those Jews, no one will discriminate against your family. Returning!" Chen Feng said with emotion.

Real said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Lord, for your concern. My Jewish compatriots and I are very grateful to you and your family for your generosity. If you hadn't taken us in, the current Jewish nation would have been wiped out by that demon!"

"Real, as far as I know, the traffic in Nanyang Territory is not very good. What has your traffic bureau done over the past year?" Chen Feng asked.

"Yes, Mr. Lord, Nanyang Territory has a vast area, even much larger than the whole of Germany. Moreover, the island has a small population and very few cities. It will be a very huge project to connect all the cities, and it cannot be completed in a short period of time.”

"Last year, our Transportation Bureau built roads from Port Moresby to Tufi, Mobilelo, Lae, and Madang, and at the same time built Port Moresby Airport, Jayapura Airport, Sorong Airport, Aru Airport, Tanimbal Airport, Merauke Airport, Port Arthur Airport, Hobart Airport. This year we plan to build 3 lines from Mobero to Kikori, Jayapura Road Sami, Sorong to Manokwari highway."

"It's really difficult to completely improve the traffic on the island, so your transportation bureau has to be very careful. If you can't do it in one year, you can take two years, and if you can't do it in two years, you can take five years. Not only should you build roads and airports, but also open up sea lines of communication. In addition, all the nearby islands must be brought under the jurisdiction of the traffic management department." Chen Feng instructed.

"Yes"

After Real, a Chinese made a report: "General Chen, my name is Li Keqing, from Shanxi, and I am currently the Director of the Commercial Bureau of Nanyang Territory, as well as the Director of the Tax Bureau and the Finance Bureau!" [

"Are the commercial activities on the island active? Is the foreign trade mainly based on export or import?" Chen Feng asked.

"Commercial activities in our territory are not very active. The main reason is that the residents on the island live in poverty and have no extra money to buy goods. The business bureau, tax bureau, and banks and other financial departments mainly work on foreign trade, that is, In trade with Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, so far, the total annual export volume of Nanyang Lingling is less than 10 US dollars, but the total import volume has reached 18 billion US dollars. This is not counting the payment directly from the account of Huaxia Company .”

"Last year, the tax revenue of the Nanyang Territory was 128 million US dollars, but the fiscal expenditure was as high as 72 billion US dollars, mainly spent on transportation, housing and urban construction, and another part was used to pay for imports!"

This answer was within Chen Feng's expectations, but also outside of Chen Feng's expectations. For a newly developed area like Nanyang Territory, it is understandable that the fiscal expenditure is higher than the fiscal revenue, after all, it is in the development stage.

In addition, it is understandable that the foreign trade is in deficit. After all, the Nanyang Territory does not have much to export. At the same time, it needs to import a large amount of goods from other countries, including grain and various production equipment, which are quite expensive.

But the development of the territory is so high, which is far beyond Chen Feng's expectation.We must know that the annual expenditure of more than 7 million US dollars is equivalent to the national government's financial expenditure for more than half a year. If military expenditures and Huaxia Corporation's payment for goods are included, the annual expenditure of the Nanyang collar may exceed the national government's financial expenditure. Well, if those people in the country knew about this, how embarrassing it would be!

"Director Li, the territory is in the development stage, and it is normal for foreign trade to be in deficit. However, if you want to vigorously develop the commercial activities in the territory, the first thing is to stimulate the economic development in the territory. As long as it is invigorated internally, this unfavorable situation will be eliminated. It will gradually improve." Chen Feng said.

Then the one who introduced himself was also a Chinese: "General Chen, my name is Wang Senke. I am from Hunan. I worked and studied in France in the early years. Now I am the head of the diplomacy of our Nanyang Territory. After more than a year of hard work, our Nanyang Territory has obtained It has been recognized by the US government, the Australian government, the Canadian government, the New Zealand government, the British government, the French government, the Japanese government, the Dutch government, the national government, the Soviet government, and the Mexican government. These countries clearly recognize the Nanyang Territory as an independent territorial force. The independent German government does not recognize us!"

"Hehe, the Japanese have a good plan. They admit that we are just preparing for the capture of Nanyang Territory in the future. The Germans don't recognize us because New Guinea was a German colony before. Now the Germans are invincible in Europe, so they hope When you return to Asia in the future, don't worry about them!" Chen Feng said with a smile. (To be continued..)