Although the weather was cold, Zhan Tianyou still went to the railway construction site to investigate as usual. The emperor asked him to build this railway that runs through north and south China. Such a huge project was not built by foreign engineers, which shows that the emperor trusted him very much. , I must devote all my energy to repairing the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, so as to live up to the emperor's high expectations.
After the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway project was announced, many foreign engineers in China published articles in newspapers, saying that it was impossible for the Chinese to complete such a huge railway project. This made Zhan Tianyou, the chief engineer of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, very angry and determined to complete the railway construction as soon as possible. Zhan Tianyou goes to the construction site every day to conduct on-site inspections and immediately solves problems once he discovers them. The speed of railway construction was relatively fast. This was due to the fact that the railway lines were basically on the plains at this time. At the same time, the Russian prisoners of war were also very hardworking and hardworking. At the same time, there was no delay in work due to land acquisition issues. The army was responsible for expropriating the land. Anyone who dared to object was immediately classified as a traitor and punished with treason.
While inspecting the construction site that day, engineer Xu Ping led an officer to find Zhan Tianyou.
Liu Zhuang paid a military salute to Zhan Tianyou and then said: "Hello, Mr. Zhan, my surname is Liu and my name is Liu Zhuang. I received an order from the General Staff yesterday to take away most of the Russian prisoners of war on the construction site. This is A telegram from the General Staff Headquarters." After Liu Zhuang finished speaking, he handed a telegram to Zhan Tianyou.
"This" Zhan Tianyou finally called.
"Gong Zhan! The emperor has sent you a telegram!" A soldier responsible for guarding prisoners of war ran over with the telegram.
Liu Zhuang watched with envy as Zhan Tianyou took the telegram. This was a telegram sent by the emperor himself. I may not get a share in my life!
After reading the telegram, Zhan Tianyou said to Liu Zhuang: "I understand," and then said to the running soldiers: "Zhang Qiao, go and ask the foremen to gather all the workers."
??The method of managing Russian prisoners of war is generally to use Russia to control Russia. There are not many people in China who can speak Russian, so prisoners who understand Chinese are promoted to the position of prisoner of war administrators. Able to manage prisoners of war better.
Everyone put down their tools and gathered together. The original Governor of Vladivostok, Kalod, asked Andenio beside him: "What's wrong? What are you gathering for?"
After Kalod was captured. I didn't expect that the railway would be laid. It was freezing cold, so I had to lay the railway for him who was so delicate and expensive. This is almost the same as killing him. Carlo De originally wanted to escape. China is so big that it is impossible to be recognized after escaping. Then he can return to Moscow by boat and continue to enjoy his life. However, on the day he wanted to escape, someone else escaped before him. As a result, those who escaped became targets of Chinese soldiers. "People are always faster than bullets." Kalod said to himself at that time. Nowadays, he has lost a lot of weight, but Carlo De feels that he is much stronger than before.
"Who knows, they won't kill us if they let us build the railway." Former deputy commander of the Russian Far East Army. He was just a railway worker at this time, and every former soldier would buy his fault.
Liu Zhuang and Zhan Tianyou walked to the front of the prisoners of war team. Zhan Tianyou said: "Chekov, come here!"
Chekov ran over in a hurry. They, the "foremen", were treated much better than the others. You can eat at least one meal of meat a week, and you basically don¡¯t have to work. Others can only eat some meat in two months. Chekov nodded and bowed to Zhan Tianyou: "Gong Zhan, what's the matter?"
Zhan Tianyou said: "This is Captain Liu Zhuang. He came here today to take some of you away to other places."
"Hello, Captain Liu!" Chekov bowed respectfully to Liu Zhuang.
Liu Zhuang nodded. Said: "Well, I want you to divide the people here into two parts."
"Two parts? Yes, how to divide it?"
"Those who used to be officers, no matter how young they are, should be separated from ordinary soldiers. Do you understand?"
"Isn't it right to separate officers from ordinary soldiers?" Chekov said.
"good."
"Okay, just wait for a while, it only takes a while." Chekov immediately gathered a dozen other "foremans" and said a few words, and then these "foremans" dispersed.
"You! Go and stand over there!" In the past, the bigger the official position, the easier it is to recognize now. Some generals and the like are the first to be separated. At any time, there are few officers and many soldiers, so we only need to separate the officers.
"You, you and you, all go and stand over there!" Everyone who was called dared not refuse to obey. The whip in the hand of the "foreman" was not a vegetarian.
Soon the senior officials were found out. A dozen foremen yelled at the people in their charge, and the former soldiers took aSome junior officers were identified, and without exception, these people were asked to stand on the officer's side.
Soon the people were divided into two parts. Chekov ran over in a hurry and said to Liu Zhuang: "Captain Liu, the division has been completed."
Liu Zhuang nodded and said: "The people here need to be divided again. Those with low backgrounds will be divided into one part, and those with good backgrounds will be divided into another part." This is the request of the General Staff. Although he is very curious, Liu Zhuang will not be stupid enough. Ask why, soldier, just follow orders.
"From a humble background?" Chekov asked.
"Well, he seems to be a serf."
"I understand, I understand!" Chekov ran back after saying this and yelled a few words, and the crowd quickly divided into two parts.
Carloed on the side said to Andenio: "What's going on? Is there an armistice? Are we going to be sent back to the country?"
Andeneo looked at the group of people on his side who were all officers before, so he said uncertainly: "I don't know. But the people over there should be ordinary soldiers. I don't know why they are divided into two groups."
Chekov ran to Liu Zhuang to recover his life. Liu Zhuang said: "Find five people who can speak Chinese."
"Chinese? Do you think I can do it?" Chekov asked.
"You? You stay here and work! You have a future!" Liu Zhuang patted Chekov on the shoulder and said.
Chekov listened to Liu Zhuang¡¯s words, and many years later, he opened a large construction company in China. This is irrelevant. I won¡¯t talk about it again.
"Gong Zhan, I will take these people away. Will it affect your work?"
"Haha, no, the emperor asked me to find some workers on the spot. It will not affect the railway construction." Zhan Tianyou said with a smile.
¡°That¡¯s good, I¡¯m going to send these people to their destination now. Say goodbye!¡±
"I won't send it."
Wherever the railway is built, the train can reach it. After escorting a group of people for a while. Liu Zhuang got on the train.
After Liu Zhuang took the people away, Zhan Tianyou said to Chekov: "You divide these people into several parts to manage, and let them continue working after they are divided."
"yes!"
Such things also happened at the construction sites of two steel plants in Benxi, Anshan, and in some other places. Lenin demanded that prisoners of war with low-level backgrounds be gathered together for education, because it would be easier and more convenient to educate (brainwash) them in this way.
It was soon approaching the end of the year, and Qin Ge asked Tang Shaoyi to hold a report meeting.
The meeting place was the Forbidden City. After Qin Ge moved out of the palace, the palace was renamed the Forbidden City.
There were a total of twelve people present. In addition to the cabinet members, there were also Qin Erbao and a recorder. The conservative party sat on Qin Ge's left hand side, and the reform party sat on Qin Ge's right hand side.
After finishing the work, Qin Ge said: "Let the Reform Party talk first."
Liu Guangdi, the leader of the reform party, said: "Since private-owned enterprises were allowed to set up factories, factories have sprung up in various places. Among them, the coastal and river areas are the most located. After investigation, most of these investors are returned overseas Chinese, and the rest Most of them are factories run by visionary people in China. However, a coal mine of the Datong Coal Mine Bureau exploded a month ago, and seventeen miners died in the explosion."
"Why didn't anyone tell me about this?" Qin Ge frowned, "What about the bodies of the victims?"
"Thisis buried deep in the mine. There is no way to find it."
"We must find it out! At the same time, we must give the family members enough comfort money!"
"yes."
After Liu Guangdi gave some more reports on industrial development, it was Tang Shaoyi¡¯s turn to speak.
Tang Shaoyi said: "Due to the strict laws of the empire and the fact that the army has wiped out bandits in most areas, the security environment in most areas of the country is good. At present, the empire has taken back the leased sovereignty of Macau, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places. The sovereignty of most areas of Siberia has also been recovered. At the same time, the customs power has also been recovered. At present, the land cut off by the Qing Dynasty is short of the sovereignty of Hong Kong. Some areas in the northwest are temporarily not under control due to the chaos of the rebel parties. Xinjiang 10th The Third Lama Thubten Gyatso sent a letter a few days ago to request the dispatch of ministers to Tibet. The empire's territory is gradually recovering at this time. In addition, the northeastern region is sparsely populated, and many farmers in the southern provinces have been found who are willing to move north, etc. After the New Year, you can go to Northeast China to open up wasteland. Almost all the Japanese residents on Tsushima Island have been evacuated. We cannot leave it empty, so some people can be sent to Tsushima Island for development."
Qin Ge said: "The land reclamation in Northeast China is an important task next year, and we must do it well."
Chen Shaobai said: "It is quite difficult to take back Hong Kong's sovereignty. Britain is recognized as the most powerful country. We do not have the strength to fight against Britain at this time, so?I suggest leaving Hong Kong alone for now. When the empire's strength is no worse than that of Britain, Britain itself will take the initiative to return Hong Kong. "
"Well, I also think that the issue of Hong Kong's sovereignty should be put aside for the first time. The UK is not as powerful as Portugal and Spain. It is recognized that the UK is the world's most powerful country, and it is not the British who want to put money on their faces. Our country's industry has only just begun at this time. It has just begun to develop, and it is really not appropriate to conflict with a powerful country like Britain at the moment." Li Mingde said.
"I think so too." The others also agreed.
Qin Ge said: "As for Hong Kong, my plan is to take back Hong Kong before 1914. By then, the empire's strength will definitely not be worse than that of Britain."
Zhang Youxin stood up and said: "I suggest refusing to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. I was in the United States before, and Chinese people were greatly discriminated against in the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act was a racial discrimination bill. It lowered the Chinese people to a lower level. Our country Now we are no longer afraid of the United States, so I think we should sever diplomatic relations with the United States, and at the same time, we also enact an "American Exclusion Act" based on the content of the "Chinese Exclusion Act."
Li Mingde was also in the United States before. He said: "The Chinese Exclusion Act is the most unequal bill. If you have been to the United States, you can feel the humiliation of being despised. However, the United States is a relatively industrialized country. If If we enact an American Exclusion Act, will it hinder the development of the empire?"
Qin Ge said: "The Chinese Exclusion Act is indeed an extremely unequal bill. When US Vice President Hobart visited before, he once told me that the Chinese Exclusion Act could be revoked and the unequal treaties signed with the former Qing Dynasty recognized as invalid. , but he made a harsh request, but I rejected it."
The eldest Zheng Guanying asked curiously: "Your Majesty, can you tell me what the Americans requested?"
"Of course there is no problem. Hobart's request is to publicly apologize to the United States for the unequal treaties I burned in Japan. How can I agree to such a request that damages the empire's face! The empire is not afraid of the United States now."
"You want the emperor to publicly apologize? Huh! Who do these Americans think they are? We don't ask them to apologize for those unequal treaties. They actually want us to apologize. How arrogant!" Yang Shenxiu said.
"Well Erbao, how is the fight between the United States and Spain going?" Qin Ge suddenly asked Erbao.
"Judging from the current situation, the United States will win soon." Qin Erbao said.
"Well, do you think there is a possibility of a fight between the U.S. and Cuban rebels?"
Qin Erbao frowned and thought for a while, then said: "If the United States wants to turn Cuba into a colony, it will probably start a fight. After all, the Cuban rebels want Cuban independence, just like the Philippines and Hawaiian troops now. We are also clearing out the rebels.¡±
Qin Ge frowned and thought for a moment. If the United States is stuck in a quagmire in Cuba like it was during the Vietnam War, then there is nothing wrong with enacting its own "American Exclusion Act." You can exclude China, and I can also exclude the United States. Moreover, China has no interests in the United States, but the United States has greater interests in China. It would not be a loss to enact an anti-American bill! And even if the United States does not get into trouble in Cuba, it is not afraid of anyone at this time. Even if countries all over the world declare war on China at this time, Qin Ge is not afraid. At worst, I will give everyone in the country an AK-47. Sitting on the resources of the whole country, I will crush you with bullets.
Qin Ge said: "Okay, Zhang Youxin, I will leave the revision of the "American Exclusion Act" to you. In addition to prohibiting Americans from entering, American goods are also not allowed to enter. Erbao, let's talk about the Philippines now. question."
"Yes. Since the news of the signing of the transfer of the Philippines with the Spanish government reached the ears of Philippine rebel President Aguinaldo, these rebels have declared that they will drive us out of the Philippines. The navy has blocked the Philippines and prohibited anyone from attacking Aguinaldo. Provide weapons assistance. However, these rebels are farmers when they put down their guns, and they are soldiers when they pick up their guns. Although the Hawaiian troops will conduct searches every time they sweep out, these rebels engage in guerrilla warfare with us and never face us head-on. Therefore, every time The raids have achieved nothing." Qin Erbao said.
Qin Ge frowned again. Guerrilla warfare was the most annoying, but Qin Ge had nothing to do with this annoying tactic. The only option was to send out a larger team to carry out sweeps without blind spots, and force these rebels at once. Come out and eliminate them all at once, but that will cost a lot of money.
"What about Qinghai?" Qin Ge decided to ignore the Philippines for now. Anyway, it already belongs to China in name, and no one can take it away.
"The anti-bandit operation in Qinghai was relatively successful, and the bandits were basically wiped out. The only difference is that I have never been to the plateau areas." Because areas like Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Mongolia generally have people where there is water, so except for the plateau areas, the bandits have basically been wiped out. clear. As soldiers enter high schoolIt is easy to have altitude sickness after entering the ?? area, so we did not enter the plateau area to search.
Qin Ge nodded and said, "Well, Mao Zi probably hasn't gone to the plateau yet. How is the recruitment process going?"
"Currently, 800,000 young men and women have been recruited across the country, and they are currently undergoing intense training. However, our AK-75 standard rifles are no longer available. The new recruits are now using captured Russian-made 7.62x54R Mosin Nagant rifles. And the 7.92x57 sharp gun of the former Qing Dynasty." Qin Erbao was troubled by this. As the head of the staff department and the head of the logistics department, such complicated logistics work made him upset.
Qin Ge said: "After the war with Russia comes to an end, the entire army will have to change its equipment. Now there won't be much logistical difficulty in using these guns, right? Just be patient and it will be over!"
"Yeah." Qin Erbao knew that the new rifle had been put into production for a long time, and domestic arsenals were also producing new rifles.
"By the way, Kang Guangren, are you having financial difficulties now?"
Kang Guangren said: "No at present. The customs has taken it back and the taxes from all provinces have been paid. There are no financial difficulties at present. It's just"
"Just what?"
"We have a silver-based system, and currently all the currency circulating in the country is cash, while most Western countries adopt a gold-based system and issue banknotes. Even Japan has been using banknotes for a long time, so we must carry out currency system reform! Kang Guangren said.
"Hiss~~" Qin Ge frowned and said to Zhang Youxin: "The "American Exclusion Act" should be formulated first, but it must be kept secret and not announced first."
"yes."
"Is the current international price of silver slowly falling?" Qin Ge asked.
"There is no such thing, there is just a small range of price fluctuations."
"Okay, Kang Guangren, please immediately formulate a currency reform plan. Please refer more to foreign reforms. You can also refer to Japan. In terms of currency system, we are indeed too behind." Qin Ge said.
Tang Shaoyi asked: "Your Majesty, since we are going to carry out currency reform, do we need to take back the silver from the private sector?"
¡°This must be done in secret, and we must collect as much as we can. We must not let the outside world know the government¡¯s intentions, so as to prevent foreign countries from bringing silver to our country for dumping.¡±
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