In June 1962, Baoan County
When Lin Sanqi appeared in the county government office carrying a black faux leather briefcase with the word "Shanghai" written in large letters on it, secretaries Li Yujie and Bai Ruli quickly stood up from their desks.
"Commissioner Lin, you're back."
Bai Ruli was a girl with a delicate mind. She took the bag from Lin Sanqi's hand, while Li Yujie quickly took out a cup of water and started making tea.
Lin Sanqi plopped down in his chair, looking at the two busy secretaries, thinking how great it was to have power without even having to lift a finger.
Lin Sanqi disappeared for a few days, saying he was going to Hong Kong. While a few days passed in this world, several months had already passed in another time and space.
So in fact, he is still adjusting to the time difference. He is somewhat uncomfortable with traveling from a modern society to this agricultural society.
After closing his eyes and resting for a long time, Lin Sanqi asked:
"Li Yujie, take note. I'm making the following deployment adjustments. The warehouse in Tuyang Township continues to expand, and more and more supplies are being smuggled in. We must act quickly."
The originally planned transit point for smuggling was Tung Ping Chau Island, but there was a huge flaw here, which was that it was very troublesome to transport bulk materials to the mainland.
For example, it is difficult to transport a locomotive from an island to the mainland by manpower without large gantry cranes and deep-water ports.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi built a new "transit base" on the land north of Dapeng Bay to facilitate the smuggling of supplies from Hong Kong.
(At least in mainland China, people believe that the supplies that appeared in Bao'an County were smuggled in from Hong Kong by Lin Sanqi)
"Also, we need to continue building new cold storage facilities. The bigger the better. Bao'an County is about to start a major construction project, and we need to store large quantities of grain, vegetables, meat, and eggs.
I've already brought the building materials and refrigeration equipment needed for the cold storage. I've also brought several diesel engines, each with a power output of 4,250 kilowatts. Send two to the Nantou Power Plant first."
The Nantou Power Plant only has one 112-horsepower diesel engine and a generator with a capacity of 75 kilowatts, which is only used for lighting.
I guess this generator will break down if you install a few air conditioners.
Lin Sanqi directly upgraded the power plant from 75 kilowatts to nearly 8,500 kilowatts, which can be said to be a huge leap forward. Of course, the diesel consumption would be an astronomical figure for this era.
Li Yujie carefully took notes: "Okay, Commissioner Lin."
"Do I have any work plans today?"
Bai Ruli immediately reported:
"During the few days you were away, two groups of people arrived in Bao'an County.
A total of 30,000 railway engineers have arrived in Sha Tau Kok and are now on standby. Wang Changtian, commander of the Sixth Division of the Engineering Corps, said that you should contact him as soon as you return.
In addition, engineers from the Shijingshan Power Plant in the capital have also arrived at the guesthouse. They are also eager to see you and want to know the location and scale of the power plant. They also keep clamoring to see the generator.
There is another question. Professor Chai asked when the drug laboratory they need will be in place. Now they urgently need to study the production process of original drugs, and they also want to carry out some projects and apply for funding.
In addition, with so many people arriving, our food supply has become a problem, and Commissioner Lin urgently needs to find a solution."
Lin Sanqi was overwhelmed after hearing this. It was only the first day back and he hadn't even had time to catch his breath, yet so many things happened?
"Alright, alright, let's solve them one by one. The easiest problem to solve is food. I've already brought the food back from Hong Kong and it's stored in the Tuyang warehouse. Tell Lao Xue to take care of the arrangements. Also, have the militia protect the food security."
Professor Chai asked him to wait for a while, as his matter was not urgent. I told him that I had the formula for the original drug and the production line, so he should wait until I finished other things.
Let's go meet the railway engineers first. They've come from afar to help us build the industrial park, so we can't keep them waiting."
Lin Sanqi thought, I can’t wait any longer. When these 30,000 railway soldiers arrive, I will have to supply them with all the food. How much will they eat in a day?
Sha Tau Kok.
What Lin Sanqi saw was a dense network of tents that seemed endless. With 30,000 railway soldiers, even if there were ten people in a room, there would be more than 3,000 tents.
Seeing that people came from afar to help but he could not provide them with good food and accommodation, Lin Sanqi felt quite guilty.
So when he saw Wang Changtian, the commander of the Sixth Division of the Railway Engineering Corps, he saluted immediately:
"Hello, Commander Wang!"
Although Wang Changtian was old enough to be Lin Sanqi's father, they had the same military rank. In addition, Lin Sanqi was the local chief officer, so he did not dare to be arrogant and saluted as well.
"Hello, Commissioner Lin!"
The Railway Engineering Corps was formed under the Fourth Field Army based on the former Northeast Railway Column.
It had 10 railway divisions, 1 independent bridge regiment, and 1 railway school. After several expansions and reorganizations, its maximum number of personnel reached over 510,000.
The one that came to support Bao'an County this time was the Sixth Railway Division. Decades later, there was a famous division called China Railway Fifteenth Bureau.
Wang Changtian is 54 years old this year. He looks very weathered and is a man who has been through a lot. At this time, he grinned:
"Commissioner Lin, you're young and promising. If you hadn't protected us this time, our Sixth Iron Division would have been disbanded or merged."
The country cannot support 500,000 railway troops, and the country is facing not only a food crisis but also an economic crisis. Therefore, railway construction is not so important and more than half of the troops need to be laid off.
This is also why the Ministry of Railways was very straightforward and directly transferred a division to Bao'an County, nominally to support the border, but actually to let Lin Sanqi support it.
It sounds bad to say that we should support them, as they will be free labor.
Lin Sanqi waved his hand:
"Commander Wang, I am a junior and this time it is you seniors who are here to help me. I am very grateful.
Our Bao'an County is currently extremely poor, and the development of a modern industrial park on this land is inseparable from the hard work of the Sixth Iron and Steel Division."
Wang Changtian was a soldier, and soldiers don't talk a lot of nonsense, so he said directly:
"Commissioner Lin, before coming to Bao'an County, we received an order that all actions must be under your command, so Commissioner Lin will take over the command of our Iron Sixth Division, and I will be your deputy.
Please rest assured, Commissioner Lin, our 6th Iron Division is a unit with a glorious history. We are capable of deployment, fighting, and victory. No matter how difficult the conditions, we will definitely complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors and the people."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself that he just liked to use his own soldiers, who worked really hard and obeyed orders really well.
"By the way, Commander Wang, did you bring all the construction machinery with you this time?"
Commander Wang suddenly felt a little embarrassed:
"We have engineering machinery and equipment, but we don't have diesel and gasoline. Commissioner Lin needs to take care of that. We can make do with the accommodations, as we railway soldiers are used to sleeping outdoors anyway.
But according to the orders we received, we also need Commissioner Lin's help to solve our food problem. But please rest assured, Commissioner Lin, I know that the national food supply is difficult now, and we only need to eat two meals a day.
Lin Sanqi took a deep breath, suppressed the emotion in his heart, and said seriously:
"Please rest assured, Master Tieliu. I, Lin Sanqi, am not a stingy person. You all have to do physical labor. If you don't eat enough, you won't get enough nutrition. This is overdrawing your life. I am not a landlord, I will definitely make sure you brothers have enough food and clothing.
Three meals a day are guaranteed, and I'll even make sure you get meat every day. I'll leave the engineering work to you, and I'll handle the logistics. For the next few years, we'll be a family, and we shouldn't have any arguments.
So, I will supply each soldier with 100 kilograms of food per month, all rice. Soldiers can eat as much as they can. If they can't finish it, they can send it back home and it will be considered as their salary. What do you think, Commander Wang?
When Commander Wang heard this, he was completely stunned:
"This, this, this is great! Not only will our soldiers be able to eat their fill, but more importantly, we'll have enough food left over to feed our families. Commissioner Lin, you're so generous. But you'll be under a lot of pressure to supply food to so many people."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, why should I be under so much pressure? 100 kilograms of food a month, even if I charge 2 yuan per kilogram, it is only 200 yuan per person. I can get a strong laborer for less than 3,000 yuan a year.
For such a small amount of money and food, a railway soldier was asked to work for him for a whole month. He was even more corrupt than the landlord Liu Wencai. (End of this chapter)
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