If we put aside the scale and just talk about the level of industrial technology, Sakhalin Island is undoubtedly the first in the Far East. None of the other countries, whether they are the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Japan, North Korea, or Russia, can compare with them. Perhaps this is mainly due to the strong assistance from the East Coast locals to this place.

Liao Jiangong, a commissioner of the Sakhalin Regional Administration, boarded the Baikal armed transport ship and set off with dozens of locally eliminated machinery and equipment and steam engines to Heishui County. Since it was a freight ship, there were not many guests in the cabin. Except for Liao Jiangong and his five members, there was only one Japanese from Matsumae, a scholar wearing glasses, a purchasing manager of the Third Navy Fleet and a clergyman wearing Taoist robes.

It seems that the weather in September was so warm and sunny. The sun shines on the deck, and it is very comfortable. On the right side of the "Baikal", Sakhalin Island is glossing with joyful greenery. The dense forests and steep cliffs on the coast are everywhere, which is obvious to be an undeveloped area; the left side of the boat is filled with clear and transparent air, and the coastline on the mainland is vaguely visible, which seems to remind everyone that they are currently in the famous Tatar Strait.

The latitude of the southern part of Sakhalin is about 46-50 degrees north latitude, which is comparable to that of France in Europe, but the climate is very different. The cold current from the northern islands constantly washes Sakhalin from both sides (there are flowing ice near these islands even in late summer), making the climate of this vast island begin to become harsh and the lives of residents become difficult.

Among them, the east side of the island suffers greater "damage", the natural conditions are more harsh, and the vegetation is more polar; while the west coast greatly weakens the influence of the cold current tributary from the south, making the climate here warmer and the vegetation more diverse, but it is still impossible to compare with France at the same latitude. It can be said that the cold current from the north is the root of the harsh climate of Sakhalin Island, which is no wonder that during the Soviet Union, one wanted to artificially fill the Tatar Strait, which is only 7.3 kilometers at the narrowest point, to prevent the cold current from moving south. As we all know, there was an isthmus between the mainland and Sakhalin Island in the past. At that time, the island was mild in the climate and rich in species, so now some people think that it can be reproduced, because the water depth at the narrowest point of the strait was very small.

Of course, in the 17th century when engineering technology was low, people on the east coast naturally had no ability to fill the Tatar Strait. Some geographers from the east coast once placed their hopes on Heilongjiang, hoping that the mud and sand carried by this big river could fill it, but later they were all disappointed. Because the river had a small drop, a high latitude and a high forest coverage rate, the river had very little cement and sand content (most of the only mud and sand were even filled in the Sanjiang Plain). If you want to fill the Tatar Strait to benefit the people of Sakhalin Island, you don’t know if you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month.

On the morning of the third day, the Baikal arrived at Heishui Port in the middle of the island with its whistle. As soon as it landed on the shore, Liao Jiangong saw a large area of ​​poplar windbreak forests on both sides of the pier and wheat fields that seemed to grow very well. As the place where people on the east coast first landed, Heishui Port has developed to a considerable scale. The urban population is 7,000 to 8,000 people, and the total population of the suburbs and rural areas is more than 18,000 people. It is amazing. It can be said that in this

On the large island with relatively low population density, 18,000 people are really a very large number. Perhaps because there are some powerful enterprises such as building materials factories, shipyards, wood processing factories, flour mills, quarries, logging yards, coal mines, coal ball factories, iron smelting workshops, gun repair offices, seafood processing factories, leather tanning factories, soap workshops, meat products factories, etc. The large number of workers and their families have greatly enriched the population of the county, making it approaching the 18,000 mark.

Of course, we must not forget that this is the capital city of the East Coast people in the entire northeastern region. The development teams, regional administrations, military and other troops have all set their headquarters here, which has increased the number of civil servants, soldiers and their families in many agencies, so it is not surprising that the population is large. But at the same time, it is obvious that there are 18,000 people in Heishui County, among which there are a large number of civil servants, soldiers and workers who do not engage in agricultural production. In terms of the local climate, it is not enough to support so many people. Therefore, this requires a large amount of grain from other places to be imported. This can be seen from the Heishui County wharf and the large number of barns in the inland areas. This is a pure grain import county.

At this time, another large ship was also parked in the dock. It seemed that it was coming from the south. The ship was under the water pressure. Judging from the bags of goods hanging under the pulley boom on the dock, it might be rice transported from Ningbo. In addition, there were also some dock workers, including Ming people and North Koreans, who were rowing boats to help take over wooden barrels. The rice in front was loaded, and these wooden barrels should be ground flour.

"When these ships arrive next year, there will be steam booms." Liao Jiangong looked and said happily: "This time, several old steam engines eliminated from Qingdao Port were shipped. These booms can be used to increase the efficiency of loading and unloading at the docks. Although the machines are old, they are usually well maintained. We just need to let the people in the iron smelting workshop hand-made some parts to transform these backward human or animal booms. We do not lack coal or iron here (iron materials mainly rely on pig iron imported from North Korea). The potential for developing these things is still good."

In fact, to a certain extent, Liao Jiangong's words were nothing wrong. Although the industrial development of the East Coast people in the Far East has been suppressed by the Executive Committee, they have also established some basic industries over the years, making it possible to produce muskets and bolts, process butt stocks, boring gun barrels, repair various types of equipment, and process a series of tools such as iron nails, agricultural tools, and hardware tools.

In addition, the students trained by Mo Dashuai's wife Lola have now become the backbone of the Hei Shui Shipyard. Moreover, as the number of students they trained has increased, the scale and strength of the shipyard are becoming stronger and stronger. The 250-ton "Jacsa"-class armed transport ship is the factory's masterpiece, and it has even been praised by some local shipbuilding professionals, and has specially purchased patent authorization to produce this type of ship, which is very telling.

This time, several small steam engines that came with the Baikal armed transport ship were powered by old steam dock pumps, small steam engines that powered woodworking lathes and circular saws, several cutting heads, and a complete set of industrial windmill spare parts, which were very small for the Blackwater shipyard.

Of course, compared with a 70% new high-precision steamer bed filled with a "Treasure of Shipbuilding" on the ship, these old equipment and old parts may not be enough to see. Because only with this lathe with good maintenance can the iron smelting workshop in Heishui Port be able to truly "make instruments with equipment", that is, use this as the mother machine to process some pedal machines and hydraulic machines, which are of great help to improve productivity, so it is said that this machine is a treasure.

"You must be careful to load and unload the equipment on the ship, especially the good goods bought from the Second Heavy Machinery Factory, which is not easy to get." Liao Jiangong was naturally very concerned about this machine tool at this time, so he immediately reminded him: "It is best to load and unload under the guidance of those technicians who were hired from the local area and install the machine. Don't mess around, as it breaks, there is no need to play."

The local technicians that Liao Jiangong mentioned just now came from Erzhong Factory. This time they were sent here to help Heishui County assemble and debug the high-precision machine tool so that it can be used normally. In addition, they also have the important task of cultivating a group of local apprentices. After all, they cannot stay here for the rest of their lives, and the most important thing is to pass on their own technology.

A salty smell came from the air, which was the smell of kelp drying near the dock. This local specialty product is still very popular among the people of the mainland. Whether in North Korea, Shandong or Ningbo, there are quite a small market, so the kelp fishing industry on Sakhalin Island has always been relatively prosperous.

As for Heishui Port, although it is not as developed as Dabo County, in summer and autumn every year, there are probably thousands of people fishing for kelp along the long coastline. There are many merchants who come to buy it by boat, so that this industry has become one of the important incomes of local residents to be precisely the elderly, weak, women and children.

Liao Jiangong has a private residence in the city, a beautiful two-story stone building, built by hundreds of Qing army prisoners. His residence is not large, but it is very grand. He likes beautiful houses, comfortable home environments and exquisite dishes. A few years ago, it seemed difficult to achieve the above conditions in a bitter and cold place like Heishui Port, but with the development of the local economy and the gradual increase in productivity in the Heishui area, Liao Jiangong has a private chef who cooks good dishes (a total of four people, two from Qingjiangpu and two from Guangzhou), cultural people who can create poetry novels and dramas, and painters who can draw (a portrait of an officer whipping and exile...). This little life is indeed quite good.

However, just now, Liao Jiangong was unable to return home to rest. On behalf of local officials, he had to welcome some local technicians, engineers, and skilled craftsmen (all of whom were here to train talents), and 20 graduates from the Corps Fort who came to the rotation were set in the county government guesthouse.

I have to mention here that with the rapid changes in the Far East situation, the local government has gradually relaxed its technical restrictions on the Far East, allowing some machinery, equipment and technical talents to come to the Far East to improve its industrial strength and productivity. However, it also strictly restricts such technologies from staying on the relatively closed Sakhalin Island to avoid spreading to Japan, North Korea or mainland China, causing unnecessary trouble to the strategic deployment of people on the East Coast.

The welcome dinner is scheduled at 7 o'clock in the evening. At this time, it was already dark outside. Everyone sat in the wooden building of the guesthouse. Listening to the low roar of the sea outside the window, they began to cheer and drink. The wine is the famous Daqu in the River, OK, but in fact, the Daqu in the River, which is half water mixed with the food is hard meat, and the meat is roasted and served on the table by the exiled prisoners in the guesthouse. In terms of taste, it is far inferior to Liao Jiangong's personal chef.

"...I am still very grateful to me, Liao, who is able to travel thousands of miles to the bitter and cold land of Heishui in the Far East. The Heishui area is short of everything, but everything else can be made up for. The lack of talents cannot be overcome in a short period of time. Most of you are in local factories and have been working in the enterprise for a certain period of time. Naturally, there is no need to say much about your level. Today, I, Liao Jiangong, hereby pleads here to actively carry forward the spirit of preaching and helping us cultivate more qualified talents. Our young man is not stupid at all, and he is very hardworking and willing to learn. I hope you will be more concerned. Please give me yourselves!" After three rounds of wine, Liao Jiangong stood up and said this, and then left the seat with the secretary. With the top leader in his area, it is difficult for the people below to let go, so it is better to go out early and leave the space for the people below to play.

The starry sky outside looked a little dim, which seemed to indicate that tomorrow was not a good weather. Liao Jiangong took off his hat, then looked at the black sea from afar, and whispered to himself: "The situation in the mainland changes every day, whether it is the Qing or Shunguo, the changes in recent years are really not small. Especially now, many European businessmen, such as the Dutch East India Company, the British East India Company, the Portuguese merchants and even the French merchants, are coveting the mainland market. Many weapons, technologies, funds and talents have been imported into the Qing and Ming countries, which greatly improves the technical level and military combat effectiveness of all forces on the mainland. These things are also a lot of pressure on our three major development teams in the Far East! After all, the strength of the enemy is growing day by day. If we keep our feet on the ground, then life will be difficult."

In fact, Liao Jiangong's words are exactly what the local executive committee officials are worried about. That is, when the strength of the mainland countries is growing steadily, is it necessary to completely suppress the three major development teams in the Far East? Will there be any adverse effects? If so, how should we fine-tune it? This is a very complex system issue, and the local government has no conclusion for a while.

However, before reaching a final conclusion, we have gained consensus on the consensus of the industry in the Heishui region and to germinate the local industry into a small sapling. Therefore, this is why some machines were sent to the local area. There is no doubt that this has a profound impact on the future of the Heishui region.
Chapter completed!