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Liang Zhangtai was almost 170cm tall. Vézé, who didn't look very muscular, grabbed Liang Zhangtai's shoulder and pulled him up. Seeing that Liang Zhangtai had steadied himself, Vézé let go of him and said, "Comrade Liang Zhangtai, now sit properly! Why are you kneeling here? We can't do that in the army. "
"Commander in Chief! Chief of General Staff! I beg you to pardon my brother. "Liang Zhangtai's face was full of tears as he sobbed.
"You! Sit down first! " Vézé dragged Liang Zhangtai to a chair and sat him down. He then sat beside Liang Zhangtai. Vézé looked regretful. "Comrade Liang Changtai, I've heard about Liang Changan. We didn't kill him because he's my younger brother when we revived the Governor's Office. The matter of clearing out the pirates, everyone discussed it, and you also voted for it! Leave this matter to the comrades in charge of waterway navigation! "
"Commander in Chief! If I go with you, I will at least make a contribution to you. I am willing to use this contribution to exchange for my brother's life! Commander-in-chief, there are only us two brothers in our family. The other brothers all passed away when we were young! How am I going to explain this to my parents when I get home? "Liang Zhangtai said as tears rolled down his cheeks.
Vézé patted Liang Zhangtai on the shoulder. "Comrade Liang Zhangtai! I told you just now that you are an important member of the Regained Governor's Office. You know very well what kind of attitude we have toward pirates. You think you're pleading for your brother, but in everyone's eyes, you're saying that the pirates don't have to be killed! Who didn't have three relatives and six old friends? Who didn't have relatives and friends? Tell me, once this is done, how are we going to manage the matters after the restoration of the Commander-in-Chief's Office? We have decided to clear out the pirates, and in the future, we will also clear out the mountain bandits! When the time comes, people will say that they are relatives within a few generations, and we won't touch them! What did we say then? We can't break the rules that we set ourselves! "
Although Vézé tried to comfort her in the beginning, the more he spoke, the angrier he became. Vézé felt that Liang Zhangtai was too insensible. At this time, he actually came to beg Vézé for forgiveness. First of all, there were reasons for pardoning certain favors. Liang Zhangtai's younger brother had no reason to be pardoned at all. The only thing that could possibly move Vézé was to disappoint everyone after offending Liang Zhangtai. But in this difficult beginning, the comrades were determined to take control of Guangdong as soon as possible. Vézé had personally explained the purpose and effect of using thunderous methods to everyone during the meeting to restore the Martial Manor. He had also received everyone's full approval and support. If Vézé was afraid of offending people at this time and spared Liang Changtai's younger brother, it would only disappoint the brothers who were loyal to Vézé and the cause of conquering the world. Comparing the two, even if Vézé asked Liang Zhangtai to leave, he would not let Liang Zhangtai's younger brother go.
Liang Zhangtai didn't show any signs of being stubborn. After listening to Vézé's firm attitude, he only lowered his head and wiped away his tears. Seeing this, Vézé couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. After all, Liang Zhangtai had followed Vézé for three years. Other than his old brothers from Yongan Era, Liang Zhangtai was a very senior brother.
Sighing, Vézé patted Liang Zhangtai's shoulder. "Brother Liang, I personally sympathize with your current situation. I will give you some money, and you can buy a good coffin for your brother. Since we are brothers, let me help you out. Also, don't worry, your younger brother's matter has nothing to do with you. The organization will definitely not put you on the list. As an artillery expert, you will have a bright future! Since this matter has come out, let's just accept it! "
Liang Zhangtai saw Vézé's firm attitude and knew that he would not be implicated, so he could only accept it. Although he also tried to refuse the money Vézé gave him, seeing Vézé's sincere attitude, Liang Zhangtai finally accepted Vézé's gift.
After sending Liang Zhangtai away, Vézé invited Luo Dagang in. Luo Dagang wanted to know the result, but since Wei Changrong deliberately told him not to meddle, Luo Dagang suppressed his curiosity. During this trip to Hong Kong, Luo Dagang also obtained a lot of information, especially information related to the United Kingdom. After talking about the military situation in Hong Kong for a while, Luo Dagang asked Vézé, "Commander-in-chief, I have seen the British military exercise. It is very unusual."
Of course, Vézé was very clear about this problem. The British were able to become an empire where the sun never set, so of course they were extraordinary. However, Vézé was not afraid of the British at all. At this time, the world's oceangoing standards were very poor, and the British did not have much influence in China. As long as China began to industrialize, even if it was at the level of the Second Industrial Revolution, the British could only be regarded as an important force in the Far East, but not a dominant force.
After listening to Luo Dagang's report, Vézé said, "Chief of Staff Luo, once Guangdong is settled and the navy is built, I want you to lead the troops to take down Jingzhou Island."
"What's so good about Jingzhou Island?" Luo Dagang was quite surprised. From Vézé's attitude, it seemed that he cared a lot about a godforsaken place like Jingzhou Island.
Jingzhou Island was the Hainan Island of the new China, so Vézé naturally cared a lot about this place. "Jingzhou Island has coconuts and can even grow rubber! This is very important. "
"Coconuts? Bananas? "Luo Dagang asked curiously.
Vézé first wrote down the two terms he mentioned, and after showing them to Luo Dagang, he gave a simple explanation. The development of coconuts was very important to Vézé. The coconut's brown hair could be used to make ropes, the meat could be used to extract oil, the coconut paste could be made, the juice could be drunk, and the shell could be made into buttons. After making buttons, the waste could also be used to burn high-grade activated charcoal. In this era of illegal drugs, the military significance of high-grade charcoal could not be overestimated.
As for rubber, although Luo Dagang did not know of its existence, Vézé, who was involved in shipbuilding, was very familiar with its use. Historically, rubber trees had been successfully transplanted in Hainan, Guangxi, and Yunnan's Xishuangbanna. Not to mention the use of rubber in industry, just the new wheels and rubber soled shoes could increase the combat power of Vézé's troops.
Wearing straw or cloth shoes, marching fifty kilometers in a day required a lot of time to take care of the shoes. Wearing rubber-soled military boots, after marching sixty kilometers in a day, the soldiers could eat and sleep as soon as they took off their shoes. Now that Vézé's troops marched fifty kilometers in a day, they would need at least an hour to take care of their straw shoes. Adding on the preparation of multiple pairs of straw shoes, the time spent could reach two hours a day.
The troops had eight hours of rest every day, which was eight hours. There were twenty-four hours in a day. Excluding this time, there were sixteen hours left. Of these sixteen hours, there were two hours for eating, drinking, and defecating. In times of war, the real time spent on fighting and resting was only fourteen hours a day. If they could replace the straw sandals with rubber-soled shoes, Wei Ze's troops would have two hours more time than the other Chinese military forces on the opposite side every day. There was no need to discuss the significance of this.
Coconuts and rubber were dual-use products, so there was no need to worry about sales. The only problem was that it would take at least seven years for rubber trees to be harvested. Therefore, Vézé made a plan for himself. If he started the northern expedition, the earliest he could do so would be when the rubber was harvested and rubber-soled shoes could be mass-produced.
As for the problem of rubber planting, thanks to CCTV's science and education channel, Wei Ze had seen a popular science program. It was about how Yunnan was the main rubber producing area in China. In recent years, due to the high price of rubber, many people, in pursuit of immediate profits, increased the use of stimulants, increased the cutting line, and cut the rubber over the waterline … … These wrong methods of cutting rubber reduced the economic life of a rubber tree that could have been harvested for more than 30 years to just 10 years. In the long run, it would also cause great losses to the development of this industry. So how could these wrong methods be changed? What other measures could be taken to make rubber trees produce more and better quality rubber? After watching this program, Vézé gained a lot of meaningful knowledge from his memory.
Vézé had already contacted the British, French, and American officials, as well as merchant channels, to buy and sell imported rubber tree seeds. At this time, all the rubber resources in the world were in South America. Whether it was the United States or Europe, knowing that Vézé intended to plant rubber in the south of China, although they were somewhat wary, they were happy to see it happen. If Vézé could successfully introduce the seeds, it would be a great thing to break the monopoly of the South American countries on rubber. They all expressed their support for Vézé.
Luo Dagang did not think that much, nor did he understand the international trade and resource distribution behind the rubber tree. Coconuts and rubber were unfamiliar things to him, but since Vézé had said so, it proved that Vézé was determined to take Jingzhou. Luo Dagang naturally had more confidence in his naval duties and did not have to worry about not fighting battles in the future.
After confirming the direction of the future, Luo Dagang took his leave. He still had to hurry back to Wuzhou. After all, there were too many official matters that needed to be taken care of. When he left the city, he saw a few heads marinated in lime hanging at the city gate very close to the port. It was clearly written on the notice that these people were the pirates who had robbed merchant ships on Pearl River not long ago.
After confirming that Vézé had executed Liang Zhangtai's brother in the end, although Luo Dagang felt some sympathy for Liang Zhangtai, he could not help but feel rather happy.
The fleet sailed up the river and saw that the cargo ships on the river were basically all flying the flag of the Water Transport Administration. He had been born in the wilderness, and now he could finally establish order on Pearl River. This feeling made Luo Dagang very satisfied.
When the fleet arrived in Wuzhou, not only did the political commissar Shen Xin rush to welcome them, there were also a few guys with braids. Shen Xin introduced them to Luo Dagang. "These are the heads of the militia in Wuzhou. We are currently discussing the future path of the militia with them. We have to bring Chief of Staff Luo along! "
Luo Dagang swept his sharp gaze over this group of people, then smiled. "Let's go! Let's talk in the command center! "
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