Fengxian Jiangshan

Russia also sent a representative, and Felix also went back and forth. Finally, the two sides finally finalized two agreements. The first is the final handling policy of the Middle East Road. Russia promised to return the Middle East Road to the management of the military. In the next 15 years, Half of all proceeds from the Middle East Road will be handed over to Russia to compensate for the initial investment. At the same time, Russia will send a financial supervision team to jointly manage the proceeds from the Middle East Road.

To put it bluntly, this is still a redemption agreement, but it is only using the proceeds from the Middle East Road. Zhang Tinglan is also very happy to do this. The reason is very simple. In a few months, Russia will undergo earth-shaking changes. At that time, this agreement will become Feng Tian would not give the Russians a penny for a piece of waste paper.

The second agreement is about the majority party. The Fengjun and Russia must work together to prevent the majority party's proposition from spreading in the Far East, and the two sides will work together to ensure border security.

Zhang Tinglan's request was basically fulfilled, and it is worth mentioning that these two agreements were signed with the Russians in the name of Fengjun, and had nothing to do with the Beiyang government. The Russians did this in preparation for future tricks and denial. And Zhang Tinglan was happy to do this, to show his attitude to the whole country, telling everyone that the Middle East Road was independently recovered by the Fengjun, which would help to improve the status of the Fengjun.

Now Zhang Tinglan has finally let go of his heart. The economic artery of the Middle East Road is finally in his hands. With the railway as a support, the two provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang can develop rapidly, and it will also drive large-scale industries along the way. In terms of development, it can be said bluntly that with this railway, the development of Fengjun has entered the fast lane.

For this railway, no matter how great the sacrifice is, no matter how many risks you take, it is worth it. From this moment on, the Feng army has confronted the north and the south of Japan. The army already has the qualifications to compete with Japan.

Although the Japanese have been running first for a long time and took the lead, Fengjun suffered a serious disadvantage, but it is not easy to have this qualification. Originally, the railway arteries of the three eastern provinces were in the hands of the Japanese, and they did not even have the qualifications for development. , Now it can be said that the salted fish has turned over, Zhang Tinglan can't help but be unhappy.

"As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The Japanese are too anxious, and the way they eat it is too ugly. On the contrary, it frightened the Russians and forced them to sign an agreement with us as soon as possible. Speaking of which, we have to thank the Japanese!"

After the war alarm was lifted, Zhang Tinglan also relaxed a lot. He was busy with the affairs of the Middle East Road all spring, and had no time to pay attention to other things. Now that all the farms have basically completed spring plowing, Zhang Tinglan just happened to go to the countryside to have a look and relax.

"Zhuoyan, do you think the Japanese will let it go?" Zhang Xueliang asked: "They have threatened to use force against Fengtian several times. I don't know if there will be a next time. Will the two sides really fight?"

"Hanqing, there must be a war between China and Japan. Even if they don't fight us, we will fight them. The Nanman Railway and Lushun Port are very important. Can we let the Japanese occupy them all the time? What we have to do now Just to lay a good foundation, our foundation is still too weak, and the odds of winning against Japan are too small, the most important thing is to hurry up, set up factories and train the army well!"

"Yes, this time I also see through it. Dignity is achieved by punching. Everything else is nonsense. If we hadn't defeated the Russians, we wouldn't be able to get anything and let others eat it up."

"Hanqing, the Japanese are not gentlemen. If they fail to rob it, they will steal it secretly. After you return to Fengtian, you must remind the seventh uncle that you must pay attention to safety and arrange enough intelligence security personnel to prevent the Japanese from secretly murdering you! "

In the original history, when the Japanese saw that Lao Zhang was out of control, they took action secretly and eliminated Zhang Zuolin. Now that the Fengjun is out of control, the Japanese may not not attack in advance. Now the Fengjun is still in the early stage of prosperity. , the foundation is not yet solid, with Lao Zhang sitting in charge, the development of Fengjun can be smoother, and Zhang Zuolin must not be allowed to die in the hands of the Japanese for the time being.

Zhang Xueliang also took this reminder very seriously. They were walking on the farmland. The Northeast has an incomparably vast plain and thick black soil, which can be called the most suitable land for farming on the entire blue planet.

Especially after the Feng army introduced a large number of immigrants from the pass, the vast black land became more and more vibrant.Last year, Jilin Province alone introduced 53 immigrants. This year, this number has continued to increase. At the beginning of the year alone, more than 20 immigrants settled in Jilin.

The Songnei Plain, occupied by Jilin and Heilongjiang, is the most suitable place for growing corn in Northeast China. Zhang Tinglan tried to plant a large amount of corn in Fengtian last year, and found that the yield of corn was one-third higher than that of sorghum, and the adaptability of corn was better. , general barren land can also grow, and there are few pests and diseases.

Therefore, this year, the most important crop in Jilin is corn, with an area of ​​300 million mu. In addition, Zhang Tinglan also planted the most important crop, which is soybeans, with an area of ​​more than 100 million mu.

The soybeans in the Northeast faced the ferocious attack of genetically modified soybeans in later generations, and the planting area was shrinking day by day. However, throughout the 90.00th century, the Northeast was the most important soybean producing area in the world, and its export share accounted for more than [-]% of the world, and it was in an absolute monopoly position. .

The share of soybean exports alone reaches more than 5 million yuan each year. If 5000% of the tax can be collected, it will be [-] million yuan. According to the scale of Anshan Iron and Steel Plant, [-] factories can be built.But it is a pity that the profits of soybeans are controlled by the Japanese. They set up the oil extraction center in Dalian, purchase soybeans from the Northeast at low prices, and then export them to Japan, Europe and the United States, monopolizing the huge profits.

Zhang Tinglan has been waiting for this huge financial source for a long time, but has never had a chance to start. The soybean is the same as the South Manchuria Railway. Once it is moved, it is tantamount to touching the lifeline of the Japanese. They will desperately do not have certain strength. Zhang Tinglan absolutely did not dare to toss about.

But now, Zhang Tinglan has already prepared for this. On the farms controlled by Feng Jun, he has begun to promote soybean planting on a large scale. Now they are walking on the land where soybeans are planted.

"Zhuoyan, according to your usual style, you don't seem like a loser. Have you thought about how to fight back against the Japanese?"

"Of course there is a way. Our business opportunities are right in front of us. A big cake with tens of millions of annual profits is right in front of our eyes. It depends on whether we can eat it!"

Chapter 333 The American Guest

The oil extraction industry is a traditional advantageous project in Northeast China. The original industrial center was in Yingkou. After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan forcibly took the oil extraction industry to Dalian, making Dalian a new center of the oil extraction industry. It can also be seen from this The profits in this field are so lucrative that the Japanese have already robbed them directly. Not only do they need guns, but they also put the oil mill under their noses, for fear of others getting their hands on it.

Zhang Tinglan estimates based on the current data that Japan exported more than 5000 million kilograms of soybean oil through Dalian. According to this trend, by 1920, it could exceed 500 million kilograms, and soybean cakes of more than [-] kilograms would be exported at [-] kilograms a year. More than [-] million yuan.

It is difficult to estimate the specific profits of the entire industry, but it is certain that at least 3000 million or more profits flow into Japan's pockets every year, which is more than the entire fiscal revenue of Fengtian. The cost of the Japanese battleship Nagato is only more than 4000 million yen. , that is to say, in the oil extraction industry, it took almost a year to produce a super battleship.

The more he understands this industry, the more tempted Zhang Tinglan is. He has done a lot of homework before, carried out a small amount of trial planting in the farm, and bought many small oil factories, but Zhang Tinglan knows that these small actions are not enough to sway the Japanese. The foundation, and Fengjun does not have the strength to compete with Japan for the oil extraction industry.

But this time the Japanese blatantly carried out war blackmail, and the two sides have reached the verge of tearing their faces apart, and the military strength of Fengjun has been greatly improved. Usually, two or three Japanese divisions cannot take down Fengjun at all. With this confidence, Zhang Tinglan had to start with the soybean industry.

Zhang Xueliang listened to Zhang Tinglan's introduction, and his eyes widened. He calculated silently in his heart, and was immediately shocked by the profits.

"As long as this industry is in our hands, we can support at least ten divisions of troops, and the equipment can be replaced with the best. If it is used for education, there is hope for the primary and secondary schools in the three northeastern provinces. If it is used for immigration , at least 500 million people can be accommodated a year!"

He was calculating this account, and other people were also thinking non-stop. Tens of millions of taxes are too tempting. If they get it, Fengtian's financial revenue will be more than doubled. It's a windfall.

Zhang Tingshu also said loudly at the side: "Brother, the oil extraction industry must be taken back from the Japanese. At worst, we will fight the Japanese again. With this money, we can train as many soldiers and run as many factories. Brother, if you had said earlier that there are so many profits here, I would have taken people to Dalian and taken back the oil mill!"

"Steal you big-headed ghost!" Zhang Tinglan said bluntly: "Lushun Dalian is a fortress run by the Japanese for many years. It has both land and sea. Not to mention the current strength of the Fengjun Army. It will not be able to take it down even if it is several times more. We cannot force the Japanese to go to war with us, so this matter must be done skillfully to shake the Japanese monopoly bit by bit.”

"Tingshu, your brother has a bad stomach, let's just listen to him. Don't waste your brains!" Zhang Xueliang smiled from the side.

Zhang Tinglan looked at the endless black land again, how much wealth is hidden in it, God still favors the Chinese, the key is that the Chinese themselves have to strive for success.Keep your own wealth, instead of being taken away by the Japanese in vain like in history, and become a base for them to support their wars.

"If you want to steal food from a tiger's mouth, you must study the strengths and weaknesses of the other party. The Japanese monopolize the oil extraction industry in the three eastern provinces. Relying on two treasures, the first is Dalian's seaport, and the second is advanced oil extraction technology. They Using the chemical leaching method, the oil yield is high, the cake contains less residual oil, the processing cost is low, the economic benefit is high, and the quality of the soybean meal is high, and the breeding effect is good. Our handmade oil mill has no competitiveness at all.”

"Zhuoyan, according to what you say, the Japanese have monopolized the technology and the market, and we have little chance of winning!" After all, Zhou Xinyao came from a political and business family, and Zhou Xinyao had a very unique vision, and immediately pointed out the key to the matter.

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "That's true, but this is China, and the Japanese cannot monopolize one thing, and that is the production of soybeans. As long as we control the raw materials, the initiative will fall into our hands."

In later generations, commodity-producing countries are often able to monopolize pricing power. For example, the United States can greatly influence international food prices. Australia also has iron ore giants and a dedicated Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

However, the current China does not even have basic sovereignty and independence, so it is impossible to quickly and effectively control the soybean trade in the hands of the government through administrative orders, so it can only adopt other means.

"This year, farms in Jilin have planted more than 100 million mu of soybeans. Together with the planting area in Fengtian and Heilongjiang, the total area has exceeded 200 million mu. According to estimates, the total output will be close to [-] million kilograms. This is not a small amount. It can affect the purchase price of soybeans, and by next year, we will double the planting quantity, and we will have enough bargaining chips to influence the soybean market!"

This is the benefit of building a farm. The organizational efficiency is far better than the previous decentralized small-scale farming economy. Originally, Fengtian soybean planting was scattered, and farmers had no sales channels. The Japanese only need to set up purchase points in certain places. After the farmers harvest, You can only walk dozens of miles, or even hundreds of miles, to deliver goods, suffer hardships, and have to bear the exploitation of compradors.

Just last year, the Japanese deliberately did not announce the time of purchasing soybeans. As a result, many old farmers had to wait for the soybeans for several days, and some elderly farmers even froze to death at night.

This is also the usual method used by the big powers to monopolize China's agricultural products. At the beginning, they will offer higher purchase prices. Chinese people.

Since there is no help from the government, ordinary people can only swallow their anger. At any rate, soybeans can earn a little more than other things, and they can be directly exchanged for funds. No matter how much they suffer, ordinary people can only endure.Not only soybeans, but also cash crops such as cotton and tobacco, it's just that Chinese farmers have no other way out and have to sell their products to them.

Zhang Tinglan uses various farms to plant soybeans on a large scale, and will also set up a large number of purchase points to directly compete with the Japanese, forcing them to increase the purchase price and give profits to the common people.

"Zhuoyan, your idea is good, but even if we control the raw materials of soybeans, we can raise the price to a certain extent, but as long as the Japanese monopolize the oil mill, we will still be under the control of others!"

"That's right, but Shanren has his own tricks, and Little Japan can't take advantage of it!"

Zhang Tinglan made a fool of himself, everyone was a little puzzled, but Zhang Tinglan didn't say anything, they had no way to ask, they could only be full of suspicion.

Zhang Tinglan found a few more farmers and asked them about their planting conditions. Many of these farmers were immigrants from the customs. They got sufficient loans and provided seeds and agricultural tools, which were unimaginable in the past.

In addition, everyone is organized, and it becomes much easier to build canals and wells. With water sources and fertile land, everyone is full of expectations for a good harvest.

"Sir, I used to say that cheap grain hurts farmers. We had a bumper harvest and the price of grain dropped, but the bank loan needs to be repaid with oceans. Even if we worked hard for a whole year and ended up with nothing, we would have done nothing."

"Don't worry, everyone." Zhang Tinglan smiled and said to the old farmer who raised the question: "Folks, the so-called cheap grain that hurts the farmers is the result of the collusion between a bunch of unscrupulous profiteers and the fatuous government. Under the rule of the Fengjun, this will never happen. If there is such a problem, we will definitely let everyone have a good harvest, and the granaries and pockets will be bulging!"

Zhang Tinglan paused, and then said: "The government will implement the minimum purchase guide price of agricultural products within the scope of the three provinces. Simply put, the government will provide support for the purchase of grain. If the market price of grain is too low, the big guys can sell all the grain. Selling to the government, the government also needs enough food reserves, it will definitely not let everyone suffer!"

After Zhang Tinglan said these words, these farmers all showed their sincere joy. Over the years, the government has been searching for them in different ways, and now suddenly a government that can consider them has appeared. These farmers are very happy, and the big guys have expressed The priority must be to sell grain to the government. This is the simplicity of farmers. Since the government has helped the common people, the common people should also repay their kindness.

Zhang Tinglan and the others went to several farms in a row and were very satisfied with the situation before returning to Harbin.

"Xinyao, when will you invite your cousin over, I want to discuss some business with him."

"Business?" Zhou Xinyao was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Is it about soybeans?"