The Heroic Age of the Late Qing Dynasty

The benefits of growing opium are much higher than those of growing crops. Driven by profit, the more

The more impoverished the area, the more serious the opium cultivation situation is. Yunnan and Guizhou are even worse off.

To make matters worse, opium cultivation covers more than half of the farmland, but after mobilization

The people who were building the road understood the Party’s policies. After the land was distributed, they

Most of the opium disappeared. Within a few years, opium disappeared from Yunnan.

I can only imagine what a great feat the Progressive Party accomplished in Yunnan back then."

“You can imagine how wonderful the things that happened in Yunnan at that time were.

Colorful, magnificent, exciting...

......

After the meeting, Zhang Yinghao solved the problems encountered in the liberation of Yunnan in principle.

After that, no matter how the Yunnan comrades expelled the British Consul in Yunnan, Lenton,

And how to close the British Consulate in Yunnan. At this time, Zhang Yinghao was staring at the ground

Because the Tongguan Pass in Shaanxi Province was under fierce attack by the Qing army, the People's Liberation Army

Just hold on, but due to the lack of heavy weapons, everyone knows that if you hold on for too long, you will lose.

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In addition, cavalry units also appeared from the Gansu direction, constantly harassing the Shaanxi-Gansu border.

Zhang Yinghao looked at Gansu and felt very uncomfortable.

When liberating Shaanxi, it was not said that Lanzhou should be liberated directly, but also Tianshui area should be liberated.

If they were liberated, they wouldn't be in the passive situation they are in now, being attacked from both sides.

If Gansu and Shaanxi are just scabies, then the Yangtze River is

The Qing Dynasty and the warships of the great powers also appeared on the road, which is the attitude of the great powers now.

If it weren't for the fact that Qutang Pass is easy to defend and the fact that it's just a river, it wouldn't be very difficult to defend.

Even if the PLA fought back desperately, it would be unable to stop the large cannons and warships.

of.

After receiving the telegram from Zhang Jianping that his troops had arrived in the border area, Zhang Yinghao was

The stone in my heart has finally fallen to the ground. As long as the battle in Yunnan is basically over, then

Then, no matter whether it is Tongguan, Gansu or Huguang, the attack will stop.

Because their rescue of Wei to save Zhao has no meaning.

It has no meaning, so what they have to do next is not to attack, but to think about

How to defend now, because the People's Liberation Army troops in Sichuan are freed up.

After receiving the telegram, Zhang Yinghao immediately summoned relevant personnel from the Party Committee and the Military Commission to

Everyone expressed their opinions. Zhang Yinghao summarized

He said: "We don't know the specific situation in Yunnan and Guizhou now.

Comrades are still waiting for our reply. Everyone has just expressed their thoughts.

Let me summarize and see if you have any comments.

If we do not understand the specific situation, we will not make more detailed work arrangements, otherwise we will make mistakes.

The first is to stabilize public security and eliminate bandits.

Therefore, the Yunnan-Guizhou region is temporarily maintaining

The government was under martial law and Comrade Li Lao Hu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression, responsible for suppressing the bandits in Yunnan and Guizhou.

All armed forces in the region, all weapons confiscated, and garrison troops formed.

Public security, procuratorial and judicial organs were immediately set up to maintain local public order.

Martial law will be lifted after the militia groups have been almost completely eliminated.

The second is to eradicate pornography, gambling and drugs, especially drugs. While it is winter now,

Once all the opium is removed, we can plant crops such as grain and cotton next year.

Therefore, wherever the army passes, all opium must be eradicated.

Third, we should make use of the comrades we originally sent to Yunnan and Guizhou.

After receiving training here, Zhi returned to his hometown to work and has a good understanding of local affairs.

So we should make good use of these people.

The previously reserved human resources can now be deployed to support the cloud

If you don't want to go and don't have any special reasons, just give me

We in the Progressive Party do not welcome such people.

The fourth is to vigorously build roads. In this regard, we must copy the Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces.

The successful experience of Xizang. Mobilize the whole nation. If you want to get rich, you must build roads first.

The fifth is the issue of establishing cooperatives and supply and marketing cooperatives.

This is one of the foundations for maintaining our prices and monetary credit.

The sixth is conscription. Now that we have five provinces, we have already

The basic conditions for joining the army are now. In the future, our PLA officers and soldiers must be from other places.

What does it mean? It means that soldiers from Yunnan are not allowed to serve in Yunnan.

Soldiers cannot serve in Guizhou and must be assigned to other provinces.

It is to organize an engineering corps and start building roads at full speed immediately to prepare for the future frontier and

Prepare for national defense.

The seventh is to improve the infrastructure such as postal services and schools.

There is simply too much to do.

Let's do these first. As for the most important land reform issue, my opinion is that they

Some comrades decided on their own that if the local people's struggle reached this point, then we

We should give them land reform. If it has not reached this stage, we will not be in a hurry to do so.

Now we need to stabilize the local order first, build a mass base and

It would be better if we could carry out land reform after that.

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"Chairman, what if someone forbids our soldiers from eradicating opium?"

"No? Think about it, if we don't allow opium to be grown, then naturally we won't allow this

If opium is out, then who will he sell it to? So our comrades are

Ask those who are trying to stop the eradication of opium: Who do they want to harm?

Can he answer? If they still try to stop us from getting rid of them, how should we treat them?

Do you want to be polite? Just find the evidence of these people's crimes and put them on trial.

How many people are clean?"

"Chairman, what should we do with the chieftains, landlords, and headmen?"

"There is no need to rush for the time being. We will deal with it when the conditions are ripe in the future. As long as the land is handed over,

The land will be handled according to Sichuan’s method.

Changes will intensify conflicts, but Yunnan and Guizhou are different from the XZ region, that is, modern science and technology

With the development of science and technology, the traffic problems in Yunnan and Guizhou can be solved in a short time.

A fundamental solution is needed, but we will soon be able to control the local situation.

So even if the transformation in Yunnan and Guizhou is slow, there is no problem.

These places are almost all inhabited by mixed ethnic groups, with complex contradictions.

Such an area is very suitable for our Progressive Party to take root and sprout there.

Worried about not being able to gain a firm foothold. But we still have to see how the comrades can solve it themselves.

Let’s decide, we won’t interfere in Chengdu.”

Chapter 341:

After discussing matters with his comrades, Zhang Yinghao thought about the situation in Gansu and felt a pang of sadness. However, he also felt happy when he thought about his small truck, which could haul goods. Cavalry? Cavalry was nothing. Zhang Yinghao immediately issued an order, mobilizing manpower to immediately build an automobile assembly plant in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Parts would be shipped from Sichuan, assembled in Shaanxi, and then put into operation directly there.

Modern industrialized car manufacturing is truly difficult. Automotive components consist of tens of thousands, and the relationships and interactions between them are incredibly complex, requiring a vast array of specialized talent and external resources. Even Tesla, already a highly "globalized" company in its previous life, employs over 10,000 people despite a lean organizational structure. Tesla also benefits from a host of close allies, including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, and the US government. Of course, car manufacturing is also difficult because cars are meant to be sold, and companies must compete with allies worldwide. If consumers don't buy these cars, billions of dollars invested in them will be wasted, and the company will eventually fail. Therefore, these companies must not only manufacture cars that run well, but also offer sufficient comfort, safety, and other requirements. How many companies, like Nanjing Fiat, Aux Auto, and Lifan Motors, can produce technologically mature products that don't actually run well? These cars don't have major issues, but consumers don't buy them, and the companies fail.

But Zhang Yinghao didn't need any of that right now, nor did he consider the market. His only need was to get the car moving: an engine and four wheels to get it going. The car Zhang Yinghao was building now resembled the cars he'd seen ordinary students and farmers build in his past life, and he'd built it with a large supply of parts purchased from abroad. So, Zhang Yinghao knew these weren't modern industrial products, and what he was building wasn't a car in the modern sense; it was simply a thing with four wheels.

But in this situation, being able to run is enough. This thing that can run does not need to be assembled in Shaanxi. With a dozen or twenty of them, and a heavy machine gun installed on the roof, it can almost sweep across the northwest. Some people will definitely say that you are not playing with the driver's life? But if this thing goes to the battlefield, how many soldiers' lives can it save?

When we think of cars, we naturally think of tanks, the nemesis of cavalry. Unfortunately, today's engines don't have enough horsepower to move anything too heavy.

Zhang Yinghao thought of the tricycles that the Japanese showed off in the anti-Japanese drama. These three-wheeled vehicles could carry two or three people and could be equipped with a light machine gun. They were also a good choice for the northwest and the prairie.

Zhang Yinghao immediately drew a prototype and handed it over to researchers to manufacture. This thing is much more useful than a horse over short distances.

Just as he finished drawing and handed it to the secretariat, the secretary came in to report that comrades from the industrial department had arrived. Zhang Yinghao was a little puzzled. What did the industrial department want to see him about?

"please."

"President."

"Oh, Comrade Liu Tao is here. Please sit down. I'll pour you a cup of tea." "Thank you, Chairman."

The previous Minister of Industry was Chen Yiwei. Later, Chen Yiwei moved to the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the Ministry of Industry was divided into two sectors: light industry and heavy industry. After achieving significant success, Chen Yiwei recommended Liu Tao to Zhang Yinghao as Director of the Heavy Industry Bureau. Zhang Yinghao had no objections, believing that with increasingly specialized work, specialized tasks should be left to specialized individuals. Therefore, Liu Tao was appointed Director of the Heavy Industry Bureau.

Liu Tao was a self-funded student studying in Europe, majoring in metallurgy. After arriving in the Liberated Areas, he was able to put his expertise to good use. The Liberated Areas were still repeating experiments previously conducted by Westerners, and significant progress had been made. At least the lifespan of gun barrels and cannon barrels had been extended. While there was still a slight gap compared to Western powers, it was no longer noticeable.

When Liu Tao first saw the so-called technology tree, he was also amazed. Even now, he is still impressed by the foresight of the liberated areas. He also believes that as long as they continue to develop in this way, catching up with or even surpassing the Western powers is not a dream.

"Come, have some tea."

"it is good."

"What have you been busy with lately?"

"Chairman, the Liberated Areas are still short of iron. Trade is blocked, and we can't build large steel mills. But we can still build blast furnaces, so we are currently building one."

"Oh, what's the problem?"

"Yes, Mr. Chairman, we are short of media now." "Um, is the gap big?"

"It's not very large yet, but it will soon be in short supply." "Have you contacted the Mineral Resources Administration?"

"We've looked, but they say no new coal fields have been discovered yet."

"Look, there's nothing I can do. I can't make coal. But Guizhou and Yunnan, which we just liberated, must have plenty of coal. Liupanshui has plenty of coal, but it just needs roads. These places are still being renovated, and once they're finished, there will naturally be coal."

Zhang Yinghao has always pursued a coal-iron complex. What fueled the development of Germany's Ruhr region? It was its abundant coal and iron. The Ruhr region, centered around heavy industries like coal mining, steel, chemicals, and machinery manufacturing, has formed a highly concentrated regional industrial complex with a complex sectoral structure, close internal connections, and a high degree of concentration. Why couldn't Wuhan develop like the Ruhr? It's because Wuhan lacked both coal and iron. It could be said that the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant was inherently deficient from the moment it was established; its very existence was in the hands of others. In the feudal era, dreaming of building a successful steel plant without coal and iron was simply a pipe dream.

"Okay, Chairman, in addition to coal, we've also obtained a lot of foreign data on the oil cracking technology you mentioned earlier. We've almost thoroughly researched it, and we're now ready to conduct large-scale trials and build a plant for production."

"Oh, that's great. Now that you've thoroughly researched it, let's start building a factory. You also need to build a factory in Yanbian, Shaanxi, to conduct experiments and accumulate data. You'll be able to use it soon."

“But, this money~”

"Contact the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission." "Okay, Chairman."

"Comrade Liu Tao, you're well-educated. Let me tell you this: we must possess what the Western devils have, and we must also research what the Western devils don't have. I've said that fuels like gasoline and diesel aren't new, but they've already proven their superiority. So, research them with confidence. They're like the emperor's daughter, never short of marriage. We can consume as much as you produce."

"Ok."

After seeing Liu Tao off, Zhang Yinghao gazed at his back. Even as an international student, he still couldn't shake off the stigma of feudalism. He was still accustomed to asking his superiors for instructions on everything. He lacked responsibility.