My girlfriend is from 1949

"Boat!"

Chen Huai'an's words were concise and to the point, consisting of only one word.

But this single word already conveys the meaning I want to express.

Lin Wan blinked her big eyes, a look of surprise and delight on her pretty face: "The boat Cai Yinjun found has arrived?"

She was aware of the boat purchase.

It was Lin Wan who suggested bringing Cai Yinjun, the middleman, into the business.

As a former underground party member, my principle is naturally to make as many friends as possible!

With more help, efficiency will naturally be higher.

Just like hiring Yang Yongli to collect obsolete old equipment all over the country.

These people have their own channels and access to more information.

With the help of these people, you can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Although it costs more money, it's only fair to pay a small service fee if the goal can be achieved.

The new China today is racing against time.

We must catch up with Western countries in the shortest possible time.

After all, the country had been closed off from the world for three hundred years, and in terms of science and technology, it was far behind.

Having missed the first industrial revolution, we must not miss this opportunity for rapid development.

Especially now, only a few years after the end of World War II, the world has undergone a major reshuffle.

The once-mighty empire, known as the "empire on which the sun never sets," is also in constant decline.

They were forced to abandon vast swathes of their colonies.

And those colonies are moving towards becoming independent nations.

In this era of major reshuffling, one step ahead means continuous progress.

Only by accelerating development and catching up with the gap can we gain a more advantageous position in this reshuffle.

Therefore, Yang Yongli only needs to focus on finding second-hand, obsolete equipment.

As for the rest, let others find them.

Otherwise, a person's energy is limited, and if he is given all the equipment that a country needs to find, he will definitely be overwhelmed.

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It will also slow down the pace of development.

Lin Wan has a deep understanding of this.

In the beginning, transporting supplies was something that only Chen Huai'an and I could do.

However, with the increase in purchasing volume, even without avoiding surveillance in the modern world.

Purchasing, warehousing, and inventorying a large number of items is also a huge undertaking.

If the two of them continue to do it, they'll never finish, even if they work themselves to death.

That's why they hired a professional quality inspector like Lao Zhou to assist in testing the goods.

Even so, the process from purchasing to warehousing and transportation is still exhausting.

At that time, there were only goods in one warehouse.

If it were now, it would have expanded to three independent storage spaces, doubling the workload.

Even if you work yourself to death, you'll never finish.

Fortunately, with professional team management, things were able to proceed in an orderly manner.

So before going to the capital, he specifically asked Chen Huai'an to call and urge Cai Yinjun to buy a boat.

Unexpectedly, it happened a few days earlier than anticipated.

What a pleasant surprise!

When Zheng Changlin heard about the boat, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I had some suspicions when I received the call requesting the closure of the river and roads.

But not receiving a positive response left me feeling somewhat uneasy.

Ships were incredibly important to the new China!

This nascent nation is sorely lacking in ships.

If there had been enough ships, the crossing of the Yangtze River a few months ago wouldn't have involved using any boat that could float.

Even the wooden buckets used for carrying water were used as boats to cross the river.

If there are enough ships, they can cross the strait and land.

There is no need to worry about not having enough ships to send out enough troops for the landing and the necessary logistics.

Zheng Changlin had read this part of history; it was historical material sent from modern times, and he knew how tragic it was.

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Even Li Yunlong's chief of staff, Zhang Dabiao, was killed in this battle.

The root cause is the lack of ships.

According to Su Junshen's calculations, it was necessary to transport 50 to 65 troops and their equipment at that time.

Transporting provisions and ammunition would require at least 1.2 ships of various types.

The total tonnage needs to reach 30 to 50 tons.

The first echelon alone requires thousands of landing craft and transport ships.

In that battle, the 3th Army Corps could only muster enough ships to transport three regiments at once.

Moreover, most of them are small fishing boats that were temporarily requisitioned.

The entire army collected only 1200 to 1292 ships that could be used for landing on the island.

It's less than one-tenth of the demand, and it can't even meet the full delivery needs of the first tier.

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When Zheng Changlin saw these documents, his heart bled.

And all the relevant information was sent to the capital as soon as possible.

Therefore, after experiencing the Crossing the Yangtze River Campaign and the Battle of Taiwan, they had an even greater desire for ships.

Moreover, with the country's development, the demand for ships is extremely high.

The roads in 1949 were not like the nationwide highways of later generations.

The roads we have now are not even as good as village roads, let alone national highways.

Therefore, rail and water transport became crucial.

This can greatly reduce transportation costs.

Especially when transporting ore and crude oil, chartering ships is a significant expense.

Having your own large cargo ships and cruise ships would save you a lot of unnecessary expenses.

Zheng Changlin summoned guards to escort Chen Huai'an and Lin Wan to the temporarily blocked mooring waters.

Those official docks are definitely off-limits.

Although several months of spies have been eliminated, many spies are still lurking in the shadows and have not yet been discovered.

What if there are spies inside the dock?

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Moreover, the docks are crowded and noisy, so news of a sudden large number of ships docking there would definitely spread.

It's important to understand that it's not just spies who gather information.

Some dockworkers also sell this information for money.

Before the War of Resistance against Japan and before the liberation, various forces would place their spies at the docks.

Commonly known as a gossip or informant.

These people are even more well-informed than the police station.

They can get wind of any suspicious persons arriving or anyone trying to leave secretly.

Although we are now liberated, these people don't mind secretly selling information in order to make money.

This kind of thing has happened throughout history.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, a secluded body of water was specifically chosen.

Even if ships pass by tomorrow and see these purchased vessels docked,

They would assume that the cars gradually arrived, rather than suddenly stopping.

Zheng Changlin sat in the car and used the vehicle's communication system to report the situation to several leaders of the military control commission who were standing on a high place.

Meanwhile, several leaders were standing on the roof of a building.

Holding binoculars, he gazed expectantly at the calm river surface in the distance.

That's the designated storage area.

In the near future, this place will be used as a naval port.

Although it is still a wasteland, the area has been marked out and the weeds and pebbles have been simply cleared away.

A row of mooring posts was buried to secure the boat.

The rest will have to wait for the engineering corps to come and build.

However, given the speed of China's development, this place will undergo tremendous changes in less than three months!

"They're here, they're here~!"

Standing at the very front, the rather thin leader held binoculars, his voice tinged with excitement.

The others quickly raised their binoculars.

According to Zheng Changlin's report, a total of 20 tons of cargo ships will dock tonight.

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How could we not look forward to it?

With these ships, transporting goods will be much more convenient in the future.

Otherwise, with the current transportation capacity, things are really getting a bit tight.

If it weren't for Chen Huai'an purchasing 5000 old-fashioned trucks from Modern,

With Shanghai's transportation capacity, it's probably already at its limit.

Moreover, each purchase involves a batch of truckloads.

For a country as large as this, a few thousand trucks are just a drop in the ocean.

According to statistics, there were only 3.3 freight trucks in the country in 1949.

According to statistics from 2025, the number of trucks in the country will reach 1.2 million.

Therefore, the shortage of trucks is enormous.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, we can only purchase from modern suppliers.

It can quickly solve the truck shortage problem and also address the problem of overcapacity in the modern world.

The new China lacked materials and could not produce them.

The modern world suffers from overcapacity and dares not operate at full capacity.

Now the two sides complement each other perfectly.

After all, China's steel production had not yet increased, and even if the equipment was in place, there would still be a shortage of materials.

However, among the projects aided by the elder brother was a car manufacturing plant.

Once our elder brother helps build the factory, we can start producing independently in Northeast China.

Modern's automotive production lines are located in the Sichuan Basin, where they are more discreet.

Therefore, purchasing trucks and cargo ships is of paramount importance!

Now that the ship has arrived, the leaders naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, the goods will be stuck in Shanghai and unable to be shipped out, which will put a lot of pressure on us!

Along the riverbank, soldiers carrying rifles stood ready to carry out their blockade mission.

The convoy went through three inspections before finally entering the designated dock area.

Not only on this side, but martial law was also imposed on the other side of the river.

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Once the convoy entered the dock area, there were no soldiers on guard duty.

However, there were many more people dressed in civilian clothes, from the social affairs department.

On the river, there were two small fishing boats patrolling.

The flashlight beam made it stand out conspicuously.

At the same time, the light also revealed that a Maxim heavy machine gun was mounted on the bow of the ship.

Without warships, fishing boats had to be used instead.

This is enough to illustrate how difficult the situation was in the new China.

However, fishing boats equipped with Maxim machine guns are also formidable in terms of combat power.

If there are any suspicious vessels, they can be easily torn apart and sunk.

After all, at this time, the only things that could still secretly appear on the river were small sampans.

The river was blocked off, and large ships on both sides were not allowed to sail over.

Cannons were set up on both sides of the river.

Anyone who dares to force their way through will face the same fate as the Amethyst.

The People's Liberation Army is truly daring to fire!

This dock, in particular, is crucial to the country's development.

It is even more forbidden to spy on it.

These are all carefully selected, rigorously vetted, and absolutely loyal to the Party.

Similarly, it is also a security force belonging to Bureau 306.

Boats patrolled the river, and artillery was set up on both banks.

It's surrounded like an iron barrel; no one can peek into the secrets here!

Anyway, there are no satellites yet, so it's perfectly safe.

Zheng Changlin turned his head and glanced at the tall buildings in the distance.

He said impatiently, "Comrade Huai'an, take it out quickly!"

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