Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Although the temperature in Jiangdong 64 Tun has risen, as night fell, the temperature still dropped below zero without knowing it.However, in the face of darker and darker skies and lower temperatures, the hundreds of thousands of immigrant people who are busy reclaiming wasteland in the wilderness are still shirtless and waving shovels in their hands...

At this moment, Wang Facai's wife, who looked very old, was walking towards a wasteland with two huge bamboo baskets and her son who was less than ten years old.After seeing Wang Facai and his eldest and second sons busy in the field, he said with a smile on his face, "It's been a hard day for the head of the family, it's time to eat... Hurry up, don't starve your two sons, come here Have a meal…."

Perhaps it is because 80 immigrants have started to do manual labor. What used to be a meal of meat every three days has now reached the standard of one meal a day.Open the left and right sides of the bamboo basket, fill a large pot, and the pork stewed vermicelli with a burst of meaty aroma appeared in front of everyone.Looking at the large piece of fat floating on the surface of the vermicelli, the three father and son who had worked hard all day swallowed subconsciously, and their faces showed longing expressions.

Under the watchful eyes of the three fathers and sons, the left and right covers on another bamboo basket were lifted, and nine huge white flour steamed buns appeared in front of everyone again.After one person handed over a steamed bun and a pair of chopsticks, the over fifty-year-old mother said with a look of relief: "Eat quickly, let's continue to work when we are full, and try to earn enough money for the boss to marry a wife within a month... "

Perhaps because of a day of physical labor, all three of them were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, and the mother gave an order.Started to gobble it up.It wasn't until one person wiped out two white flour steamed buns that the speed of eating slowed down.

Looking at the smiling mother in front of her.As the second son continued to stock the steamed buns, he said vaguely, "Mother, don't worry... the three of us cultivated almost 25 acres of land in a week. There is no problem in opening a hundred acres of land in time. At that time, not only will the elder brother be able to marry a wife, but also give each of us a new suit of clothes..."

After destroying a steamed bun again, Wang Facai, who was satisfied with a full belch, said with a face of approval: "The second child is right, as long as we have enough to eat, we will have the strength to cultivate the land. The idea of ​​my two sons and I is that in the future Every night, the torches are lit for an extra hour of reclamation. Calculated in this way, we can reclaim an additional [-] acres of land in one month, and we can exchange an additional six yuan from the immigration headquarters. At that time, not only will we be able to solve the problem of the eldest son We can solve the important life-long matter, maybe even the life-long matter of the second son..."

The eldest son said with a supportive face: "Dad is right, such a good opportunity to earn money. It doesn't always happen. Once this month is over, our family will have to sow seeds for the 45 acres of fertile land in our hands. And busy. After the sowing is over, we have to find a way to build a few houses in the area assigned to us by the immigration headquarters. Only in this way. Our family will be more prosperous..."

Maybe it was to hurry up, the three of them only took 5 minutes to solve the nine big steamed buns brought by the old mother.After a few sips of cold boiled water.After wiping the remaining water stains on the corners of the mouth casually.Rolling up his sleeves, he picked up the shovel beside him.Go to the field again.However, at this moment.Beside the three of them, three promise big torches had already been lit.

Of course, as far as the eye can see, in the wasteland that can't be seen at a glance, the people who rely on torches to continue to open up wasteland at night are far more than the three of them.Because everyone knows that if you panic more now and earn more money from the immigration headquarters, you will have a better life in the future and get rid of the situation of starvation as soon as possible.

Nuoda's Jiangdong 64 villages are like stars in the night sky. Looking around, there are dots of torches everywhere.Under the light of these torches, the immigrants who are sweating profusely continue to cultivate the land under their feet.

Of course, when the people's reclamation area was brightly illuminated by various torches, the immigration headquarters was also brightly illuminated by several incandescent lamps under the power supply of a generator.A subordinate came and went in a hurry to collect the latest reclamation information from each tunnel, and immediately put it in the hands of the chief immigration commander, Hou Yuanbo.

Soon, a sigh of emotion from the heart came out from the mouth of deputy Zhou Haoda.

"Minister Hou, I really didn't expect that the people's enthusiasm for the land has reached such a level. It's dark, and they have to light up the night to fight. With the help of torches, they continue to cultivate the land. Don't they know how tired they are?"

Hou Yuanbo replied: "Director Zhou, of course they know they are tired. But for the sake of their own family, they can bear it no matter how tired they are. This is what I often say, the Chinese people are the most accessible people in the world. The kind of people who are satisfied, as long as we give them a chance to live, they will appreciate us and use this opportunity to earn money desperately..."

"Hundreds of thousands of migrants are working so hard for two reasons: on the one hand, they get their own fields. On the other hand, they earn the Oceania that we use to buy the land from our Immigration Command. As long as the ocean is in hand, they will have even more assurance of survival, and don't have to worry that our National Defense Forces' relief to them will fall by the wayside..."

After finishing speaking, he continued to ask Zhou Haoda in front of him: "Director Zhou, if I don't expect, the land that can be reclaimed by 80 immigrants in this one month must exceed 1000 million mu..."

Thoughtful Zhou Haoda nodded affirmatively at first, then took out the telegram he had just received, and replied: "Minister, according to the latest news from various villages: within a week that has passed , the amount of land reclaimed by immigrants has reached an astonishing 300 million mu... There are still almost three weeks to go, and 700 million mu of good land will be reclaimed in three weeks, absolutely no problem..."

After glancing at Zhou Haoda who was full of pride in his words, Hou Yuanbo nodded in satisfaction.

After thinking for a while, he reminded Zhou Haoda: "Director Zhou, immediately issue an order to each village... The common people must keep up with the cultivation of the land. Otherwise, before the land is allocated, these young and middle-aged Will fall ill due to super physical labor. The immigration command requires all the villages. Mobilize all the national defense soldiers, starting tomorrow. Go to the surrounding forests to hunt, provide as much prey as possible for the common people, and give them enough nutrition..."

After the order was issued, he continued to order to another subordinate in front of him: "Section Chief Wang, immediately report the latest situation here to the Shenyang headquarters through the radio. At the same time, ask Shenyang for help. In order to ensure spring plowing, let the Far East To achieve self-sufficiency as soon as possible, I hope that Shenyang will immediately allocate all the grain seeds and corresponding cattle needed for 64 million mu of fertile land to Jiangdong 1000 villages...."

Shenyang National Defense Force General Headquarters, as night fell, Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng was just about to end his day's work and go home to rest.Under the instruction of Chief of Staff Jiang Baili, Li Mengjie, who was directly transferred to Li Guosheng's side as an adjutant, walked in panting, and collided with Li Guosheng who was about to go out.

"Ah..." A slight exclamation subconsciously came from Li Mengjie's mouth.After seeing Li Guosheng himself standing in front of him.On Li Mengjie's flushed face, she couldn't help showing a look full of resentment.Because, since Lan Ruoxin came to Shenyang, Li Guosheng stood in front of her.I began to hide from myself intentionally or unintentionally...

However, when Li Mengjie thought of Li Zongren and Mo Bin who were looking anxious outside the office, she immediately put away her dissatisfaction with Li Guosheng.Reported to Li Guosheng: "President, Chairman Li of the government. Minister Mo is outside the office and needs to see you urgently. Look..."

"Uh...you still want to see me at such a late hour...the government must have something else to tell them to come in immediately, and prepare twice as much hot tea. Running so far from the government, they must be frozen That's enough..." Li Guosheng, whose face suddenly became heavy after a short period of contemplation, ordered decisively.

Facing Li Guosheng, who was younger than himself in his teens, Li Zongren, who had already gained Li Guosheng's trust and already knew Li Guosheng, did not hesitate.After taking out a list that I had just calculated and handing it to Li Guosheng, he said, "Commander-in-Chief, this is a telegram for help sent to us by Vice Minister Yuan Bo of the Far East Marquis. After reading this telegram, I have I have an idea, and I want to discuss it with you..."

Li Guosheng didn't answer right away, but picked up the telegram and began to browse it quickly.Soon, the dignified expression on his face became relaxed, and he said to Li Zongren in disbelief, "1000 million mu of land, this Hou Yuanbo is really capable. If Hou Yuanbo can really cultivate the land in Jiangdong 64 With 1000 million mu of fertile land, the Far East in a few months will not only be able to achieve self-sufficiency, but also provide relief to the millions of immigrants who have immigrated to the Far East one after another..."

Mo Bin, the Minister of Civil Affairs who was sitting under Li Zongren's hand, echoed: "Commander-in-Chief, according to estimates, once one thousand mu of land is planted with grain, after five months, the 64 villages in Jiangdong will be able to harvest at least 30 billion catties of grain. At that time, even if calculated on the basis of per capita consumption of one thousand catties of grain a year, a small 64 villages in Jiangdong could feed at least 300 million people."

"Of course, this is only the lowest estimate of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. According to the fertility of the 64 villages in Jiangdong, it is not impossible to manage 1000 million mu of land to harvest 40 billion jin of grain, or even 50 billion jin of grain... "

Hearing the data reported by this professional, the smile on Li Guosheng's face became wider.Facing Mo Bin, he said with emotion: "Minister Mo, it seems that what you said at the beginning was right. Jiangdong 64 Village is a big granary in the entire Far East. As long as Jiangdong 64 Village is developed, all the available land can be planted with grain. One Jiangdong 64 village can support tens of millions, even tens of millions of people..."

Mo Bin, who was affirmed by Li Guosheng, was also unconsciously covered with a smile from the heart. Facing Li Guosheng in front of him, he said with a face of approval: "Commander-in-chief, speaking of it, the Ministry of Civil Affairs also made mistakes. Before the immigrant army really entered Jiangdong 64 Village, we only judged from some historical facts that Jiangdong 64 Village can use about 3000 million mu of land. In fact, it is not the case. After investigation by the immigration headquarters that has entered Jiangdong 64 Village, it shows that , the entire Jiangdong 64 villages have more than 5000 million mu of land that can be developed and utilized. Once we develop all the 5000 million mu of land and plant food, it will be enough to feed at least 2000 million people..."

Hearing this result, Li Guosheng froze on the spot.Although he came from later generations, he knew that the 64 villages in Jiangdong were very rich.But I didn't expect that such a remote land would be in this backward era.It can feed so many people.In terms of grain production alone, the 64 villages in Jiangdong and its surrounding areas have far exceeded most provinces in the pass.What's more.In addition to large fertile land, Jiangdong 64 Tun also has a large amount of mineral resources buried under the land.

After taking a deep breath for this cornucopia, Li Guosheng said with emotion: "Cultivating 5000 million mu of land, plus the manpower required to mine a large amount of mineral resources in the Far East. Now it seems that we have to further increase immigration to the entire Far East. Strength. Although the Far East region of Nuoda is frozen for about half of the year, such a piece of land is enough to carry tens of millions of immigrants from the customs..."

at this time.Li Zongren, who hadn't said much, said, "Commander-in-chief, the purpose of our visit this time is related to this issue. Once we increase the immigration to the Far East, the number of people in the entire Far East will increase. Even breaking through tens of millions of people..."

"Such a huge population, coupled with such a huge geographical space in the Far East. If you continue to follow the current management model and let the immigration headquarters manage it, there will definitely be big problems. So I suggest. In order to facilitate the government to control the entire Far East We should re-establish an administrative agency that belongs only to the coalition government in the entire Far East..."

"Set up a province in the Far East..." Li Guosheng's eyes lit up, and he asked Li Zongren in front of him.

Facing Li Guosheng's sharp eyes looking at him.Li Zongren did not hide, nodded affirmatively, and replied: "Commander-in-Chief. After discussing with Minister Mo, I found out that setting up a province in the Far East will not only help the government manage the Far East, but also benefit our development of the entire Far East.... .”

"Hmm..." Li Guosheng nodded noncommittally.Walk quickly to the front and back of the Far East map.Facing Li Zongren and others who followed behind, he asked: "Does the government have any specific ideas..."

"Yes..." Li Zongren nodded affirmatively. Under Li Guosheng's signal, he walked to the map, drew a line along Heilongjiang with his baton, and introduced: "The government means that with Heilongjiang as the boundary, the The 150 million square kilometers of land taken back by the National Defense Forces from the Soviet government was divided into two, and a province with the same administrative level as Heilongjiang was established..."

Seeing that Li Guosheng did not speak, Li Zongren continued to analyze: "The government's specific thinking is as follows: the area west of Heilongjiang is mainly developed for agriculture and forestry and animal husbandry. The area east of Heilongjiang is mainly developed for minerals and underground resources. Mainly. The two provinces cooperate with each other to jointly develop the Far East...."

"That's a good idea..." Li Guosheng affirmed with a look of approval after a brief analysis of the map.

Then, he continued to ask Li Zongren: "Do you have any ideas about the names of these two provinces?"

From Li Guosheng's tone of voice, Li Zongren knew that Li Guosheng, who was the real master of the National Defense Forces, already agreed with his own ideas.Then, he replied with a relaxed face: "I have thought about the name, but what name to use in the end, I still need you, the commander-in-chief, to decide..."

"The idea of ​​the government is that all the area west of Heilongjian is called the Far East Province, and the area east of Heilongjiang, including Vladivostok, is called the Khabarovsk Province... I don't know what you mean, Commander-in-Chief..."

Looking at Li Zongren who was still vigilant about himself after getting along with him for the past few months, Li Guosheng waved his hand indifferently and said affirmatively: "Far East Province and Khabarovsk Province, these two names are very good, I agree. However, Department In addition to the establishment of the two provinces you just mentioned in the Far East, in order to ensure the safety of the Far East, a military zone must be added..."

Li Zongren, who has a certain strategic vision, immediately shifted his attention to the location of Lake Baikal on the map.He frowned and asked Li Guosheng back: "Commander-in-Chief, you are talking about the Lake Baikal area..."

Li Guosheng nodded and analyzed: "According to the secret agreement we signed with the Soviet government, the Lake Baikal region does not belong to us. However, in order to preserve the results we have obtained and ensure that the Soviet Red Army will no longer invade the Far East we just recovered, our National Defense Forces It is necessary to control Lake Baikal and cut off the Siberian railway line passing through Lake Baikal. Only in this way can we develop in the Far East without fear of being invaded by the Soviet Red Army again...."

"It was for this reason that I boldly allocated 20 of the first batch of immigrants to settle in the Baikal area. At the same time, I sent the [-]th Division to the Baikal area for garrison, and managed the Baikal area as our Chinese land of man."

"With 20 immigrants and a main division of the National Defense Forces, it is absolutely impossible to stop the Soviet Red Army who wants to invade the Far East again. Therefore, I plan to turn the Lake Baikal area into a military-controlled area. All young and middle-aged people in the entire Lake Baikal area, as long as they arrive Age, it is necessary to carry out military training and be incorporated into local troops to achieve the ultimate goal of all the people. At the same time, based on the 20th Division and [-] immigrants, an army of troops will be formed on the spot to defend Lake Baikal and guard the gates of the East and West... .” (To be continued..)