Chapter 252 The Coming Change
The border between Siam and Hongsavady.
He was in a low hill in the middle of the Niantao Mountains.
After continuous erosion and scouring, the mountains and rock formations here have been completely hollowed out, and a wide river channel is covered under the green umbrella.
Workers wearing exoskeletons are reinforcing the embankment on both sides under the cover of green umbrellas.
Wu Nan, who came here again on the pretext of vacation, took a speedboat to inspect this artificial river with a width of 500 to 700 meters and a depth of 35 to 50 meters.
Wu Xiongshan, who is in charge of the project management, introduced it to Wunan: "At present, the Henianta Wengshan Canal Hub Project has entered the final stage, and it is actually navigable here."
"The upgrade and renovation of the Chao Phraya River is almost complete. The locks and dams are ready for use, and the downstream river channel has also been widened and deepened." Wu Nan put down the telescope.
Then he asked, "What about the Dangweng River Dam?"
Wu Xiongshan replied: "The ship lock has been built, and the dam body is almost the same after rapid pouring. The turbines have not been installed yet, but the previous temporary river channel has been blocked. It will be completed in the middle of next month, and two turbines will be installed. The remaining four turbines will have to wait until June."
"So, can the canal be opened in March?" Wu Nan asked in surprise.
"The water level is not good enough. Only ships of 10,000 tons can pass through. Moreover, the company is still discussing whether to announce this canal in the near future." Wu Xiongshan reminded helplessly.
Wu Nan reacted immediately.
If only medium-sized cargo ships of several thousand tons were passing through, it would not attract much attention.
The problem is that the initial navigation standard of the Dangwueng-Chao Phraya Grand Canal is 30,000 tons, and it has the potential to be further upgraded to 50,000 to 60,000 tons in the future.
This will inevitably have a huge impact on the importance of the Strait of Malacca.
America and Sing Tao will never tolerate the emergence of this canal.
Sing Tao cannot tolerate the emergence of a canal because it threatens its pillar industry served by its port.
America's Changi base in the Strait of Malacca can block the maritime throat between East Asia and West Asia. Once the canal is opened, the strategic position of Malacca will decline.
America would not allow the canal to exist unless Hongsavady and Siam were willing to give up control of the canal.
This is like the Panama Canal in Central America. It is obvious that a canal can be dug in Colombia, so why doesn't America invest?
The reason is that the uniqueness of the Panama Canal makes it convenient to set up checkpoints. Once there is another canal, uncertainty will increase. At the same time, America will need to add another garrison base, which will increase management costs.
Therefore, whether it is the Columbia Canal, the Kra Canal, or the Dang Ung-Mae Nam Canal, they are all uncertainties in the eyes of America.
Wu Nan knew that in the past year, the fierce confrontation between various forces and the company in Siam had never stopped.
Obviously, many forces do not want Siam, Hongsawadi and Luzon to unite, and they are trying their best to destroy the relationship between the three parties.
After all, just looking at the map, you can see the importance of Siam.
Once problems arise with Siam, one of the three parties, Luzon and Hongsawadi will be geographically separated, and communication can only be carried out through the Strait of Malacca.
This gave America the opportunity to control Luzon and Honsawadi.
Wu Nan was basically certain that once the Dangweng-Mae Nam Canal was announced, it would definitely cause an uproar.
"It seems I will have to wait for a while before I can see the canal officially open."
Wu Xiongshan smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, that day won't be too far away. We must believe in the strength of the company."
After he inspected the Nian Tha Wengshan Canal hub.
Wu Nan ended his "vacation" here.
January 9, 22.
The Isthmus of Kra in Siam.
Wu Nan and his entourage came to the mouth of the Kra River, where there was a submarine base and an air force airport.
However, he did not come to inspect the army. After all, he was not responsible for this work.
The purpose of Wu Nan's trip was to inspect the Kra Shipyard on the north side of the Kra River estuary.
In fact, the entire Kra Isthmus area has now been completely transformed into a large rubber plantation, and the local population has been transferred to other areas through various channels.
Only the direct descendants of the Sapiens Company are left here.
The Kra Shipyard is nominally a shipyard, but in reality it is a shipbreaking yard and ship repair yard, and there is also a small steel plant here.
The raw materials for the steel mill are scrap steel from dismantled ships and imported scrap steel.
In the TV footage, Wu Nan came here to inspect the steel plant and shipyard, but in fact he came to inspect another secret project hidden in the steel warehouse of the steel plant.
Below the steel warehouse.
Led by Wamu, the deputy manager of the steel plant, Wu Nan took the elevator down to the underground space below.
The underground space was brightly lit.
Wamu pointed to the two tunnel entrances ahead and said, "Minister Wunan, this is the northern entrance to the Kra Tunnel."
As we approached the tunnels, we found that they were large enough in height and width, and both tunnels had three lanes.
A third tunnel for trains is also being excavated.
Getting on the electric transport vehicle, they quickly passed through the 4.2-kilometer-long tunnel and arrived at the southern exit of the Kra River.
"Up there is a warehouse of a rubber processing factory." Wamu said, pointing to the ceiling above.
"How deep is the tunnel from the ground?"
"It's 58 meters."
Wu Nan asked another question: "What is the earthquake resistance?"
"It can withstand a magnitude 8.5 earthquake. In addition, we have reserved a quick repair pipeline, through which we can quickly inject repair bacteria."
“What about the river reconstruction project?”
Wamu quickly replied: "The river mouth is about 3.2 kilometers upwards, and the river channel is 130 to 150 meters wide. In the early days, in order to keep it secret, the river channel was not widened, but deepened."
He continued: "For the river channel above 3.2 kilometers, I opened up rubber plantations as an excuse, and then used green umbrellas as a cover, and have opened up two river channels with a width of 240 to 300 meters."
Wu Nan glanced at the plan on the map and asked, "How does the head office plan to deal with the last 7 kilometers?"
"I'm not too sure about this. A while ago, a geological survey team came there and drilled hundreds of exploration wells, and then they went back." Wamu scratched his head and replied.
"Geological survey team?" Wu Nan narrowed his eyes slightly, then waved his hand: "I understand, you continue to improve this transportation line."
Wamu nodded: "No problem, in fact, the highway tunnel is now open to traffic, and the railway tunnel will be completed in July."
Wu Nan left the Isthmus of Kra with a heavy heart.
In fact, he had already guessed something , but this matter was somewhat sensitive, and Wu Nan knew that the head office must have considered various possibilities.
So he simply wrote a report and did not ask how to excavate the last 7 kilometers of land for the Kra Canal.
The internal strength of Zhiren Company is constantly increasing, and with the birth of a large number of new materials, various projects have also reaped rewards.
at the same time.
The situation in the South Asian subcontinent has also entered a critical juncture.
Because the three field divisions mobilized from the south by India, as well as a large number of inventory aircraft , finally arrived at the western front of the Siliguri Corridor.
The strong smell of gunpowder could be smelled even in Europe and the United States thousands of miles away.
