Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

As the saying goes, a man with a clear conscience fears no crooked shadow. The Yellow River, which has never done anything wrong from the beginning to the end, naturally has no fear of the terrifying giant.

What's more, in 1942, he was no longer the unknown person in southeastern Shanxi.

In a sense, Huang is now one of the most important figures in the border area. Even the notorious Kang Sir doesn't dare to cause trouble for no reason.

As expected, after the two men's eyes made brief contact, the spy chief, who believed he was comparable to Qi Baishi, simply smiled and waved, without any sign of the arrogance as rumored.

This "inharmonious" scene made Commander Yang on the side exclaim in disbelief.

"It's really rare. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I would never have believed that he could actually smile. You are worthy of being the face king of the border area."

Just as Yang and Huang were complaining, the Army reorganization expert got off the train and walked slowly towards Platform 1, leading several soldiers.

As they passed each other, he patted the brothers gently on the back, signaling them to stop chatting and get down to business first, so as not to keep the local comrades waiting too long.

After a few brief greetings, everyone drove straight to the command center in Kulun area under the escort of the guard platoon.

Considering that he had other arrangements the day after tomorrow, President Nie got straight to the point as soon as he entered the conference room. He said to Commander Yang and the terrifying giant on his left:

"I've been quite busy with the Baotou Industrial Zone and disaster relief work recently, so I haven't paid much attention to the developments here. Before the meeting officially begins, let me get to know the local situation first."

"Especially the people's livelihood and the dynamics of the north, these two points should be emphasized."

“YCW, let’s start with you.”

When Commander Yang heard his superior's call, he stood up immediately, obviously having already prepared to report his work.

After receiving a signal from President Nie, he walked to the center of the conference room with a folder and a baton, and said confidently based on the map information:
"The north has been influencing the Kulun region since 1911. During this long period of time, the region's culture, education, economy and even urban architectural style have all been in line with the other side."

"The above situation once made it difficult for our comrades to move forward."

"But after the Russians left, everything got back on track. After all, our economy and industrial system are at least 30 years ahead of the locals."

Under the various means and strategies of the north, the native people of the Kulun area gradually abandoned their own writing and switched to the Cyrillic alphabet.

In order to train obedient leaders, a large number of young people were sent to Coldwind City for education. Cities with large populations were also forced to implement educational assimilation.

They eat Soviet food. Twenty percent of the locals even marry foreign wives and have given birth to the first generation of mixed-race children.

In this context of a hellish start, the comrades' work efficiency and progress were extremely low.

Fortunately, there is always a way out. The experienced Commander Yang still found a way out of the adversity. Facing the expectant eyes of General Nie and Huang He, he continued to add:

"Kulun has never been a good place. In ancient times, the nomadic peoples in the north always regarded the Hopeless Pavilion in the south of the desert as a symbol of losing a key area."

"Due to the influence of geography and climate, this land has hot summers with little rain and cold and dry winters. It's winter for at least eight months a year, and it can be extremely cold."

"Last year, they just encountered extremely cold weather, and the entire region lost nearly 20% of livestock. If this happened in ancient times, the locals would more or less have to ride horses south to the Central Plains to make a living." "So the first problem we need to solve is how to lead the people to survive."

At this point, both Mr. Nie and Huang He knew the answer to the problem. It was to introduce the light and heavy industrial systems and products from Suiyuan and gradually implement them in a similar way to poverty alleviation.

That is to say, we should first lead the grassroots people to solve the problem of food and clothing, and then deal with the historical problems left over by the leadership.

In fact, the Russians also took this road in the original timeline.

At the beginning, they used light industrial products and food aid in exchange for high-value resources such as coal, ore and gold that they needed, allowing the two places to achieve a certain degree of win-win situation.

Today, the North is mired in the quagmire of the war on the Eastern Front and has almost no extra resources to support allied forces. In a sense, Commander Yang's decision can be regarded as a preemptive move.

Besides, even if the two sides were at the same starting line in 1942, the Suiyuan border area was closer to the Kulun area and had inherent advantages in transportation and other aspects.

The locals are not fools. On one hand, they have to suffer from hunger and cold and serve in the army, while on the other hand, they can live a life of food and clothing just by following the organization and working hard. Don’t they know how to choose?
Hearing this, Huang He, who had been silent before, coughed lightly, and then expressed his thoughts to the comrades present.

"A region, especially one with a single industrial structure, must have a central government to control the overall situation. Commander Yang's strategic direction is fine, but we must be careful not to overgraze or overexploit."

"If left unchecked, local people will most likely destroy the grasslands."

"Although the domestic war has not yet ended, the strength of the border region is enough for us to look forward to the future. The sooner we deal with it, the sooner we can finish it, and try not to leave the problem to the younger generations."

In Huang He's view, it would actually be a good thing to recapture Kulun as soon as possible.

Now the development level of various parts of the country is relatively even, so we can build and work together. If it is in the future, the investment will only become greater, and poverty alleviation and governance alone will be difficult for a lot of people.

As for issues related to preventing over-exploitation, it can be considered as a precautionary measure.

After all, in the original timeline, the desertification of the Kulun region reached an astonishing 80%. This resulted in the fact that although the Suiyuan region had done a great job in planting trees to prevent sand, the northern provinces still often had sandstorms.

The sand and dust blown by the Siberian wind is a continuous spell attack like the Yellow Wind Great Sage. If you don't defend yourself now, it will be too late later.

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After reporting on people's livelihood and other issues, Commander Yang picked up another folder, paused for a moment, and continued:

"We have currently deployed two reinforced infantry brigades throughout the Kulun region. These troops may seem few, but they are more than enough for a territory with a population of only 800,000."

"Since we took over, there have been three moderate-level disturbances in the area. Those who caused damage were eliminated by our troops at the first opportunity."

"According to Director Kang's investigation, no secret support from other forces has been found so far."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at the terrifying giant. Facing the complicated looks, Kang Sir said unhappily:

"Don't worry, I have exercised the utmost restraint. I will try not to do anything that would destroy unity." (End of this chapter)