Beiyang reactionaries

That was Li Jishen, the current deputy chief of the military department.When Duan Xun was away, Li Jishen was the head of the military department.Unexpectedly, Li Jishen would change jobs.

"Well. I am going to form a construction corps to build food bases in border areas. Industrial development and urban development, there is only one thing I am most worried about, and that is food security. Only when food security is guaranteed can our country's industry develop, and our country will not There will be chaos. Therefore, the construction of the Construction Corps is urgent."

"The Prime Minister wants me to build the Corps?"

"Correct."

Duan Xun looked at Deng Yanda and said: "The construction corps is a corps in the army model. I need to choose a person in charge from among the generals of the army. This person must be familiar with the army and have enough ability to build a base. You are my best friend." Believe me, you have military knowledge, and you know a lot, you are not a general who only knows how to fight."

"Prime Minister, where do you want me to go?"

"Heilongjiang."

Duan Xun spread out the map, pointed to Heilongjiang, and said, "Look here, this place is the birthplace of the Jurchens who defeated the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty in history. This place is the Sanjiang Plain, with Heilongjiang, Wusu The Lijiang River and the Songhua River are three mighty rivers, converging and alluvial to form this low and flat fertile soil. This area is currently a wasteland, and it is a dangerous place. But I have talked with many agricultural experts. The areas where the river passes are all fertile land, which is the best area for growing grain. That is to say, this area can build a large agricultural base. Moreover, the animal husbandry and fishery in this area are very developed. As long as this area is well developed, Here in the future, it can bring huge food to the country.”

Deng Yanda looked at the map and sighed inwardly.

What a broken place this is.There are few people on this side of Heilongjiang, and there are only a few million people at present.The place Duan Xun refers to has everything.

A patch of grass, and a swamp.

It is easier said than done to develop here.Duan Xun continued: "And look at the location here, it is the border line. For more than half a century, our country has lost the Outer Xing'an Mountains, the Sakhalin Island, and the best seaport in the Northeast, Vladivostok. The loss of so much land has something to do with the fact that there are no people and no strength in the border areas. We must not let this happen again. Therefore, building a large construction corps in this area is not only very important for our country's food security function, it is more important for border security. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Zhesheng, I hope you will shoulder this responsibility. Build our agricultural base here, hoping to fully meet the food needs of the Northeast cities, and no longer need support from the customs. In the future, the Northeast will become an important industrial base of our country, because here The resources are abundant. But if you want to build an industrial base, you need a lot of food."

"Prime Minister, what kind of support can you give me?"

"Students from the National Agricultural University can be recruited first. You can also recruit some retired soldiers. And your Construction Corps can recruit soldiers in the countryside in the name of recruiting soldiers. The wages of these people are all paid according to the salary of soldiers. Although the Construction Corps It does not belong to the leadership of the Ministry of Military Affairs, but all models are based on the situation of the army. As long as they are recruited, they will be managed according to the army model. And when you build this agricultural base, the cattle you need, the agricultural tools you need, They are the first to support.”

Deng Yanda looked at the map and remained silent.

Duan Xun sighed and said: "Zhesheng, I know this job is difficult. Because you have to overcome obstacles and build an agricultural base on a piece of wasteland."

Yes, very difficult.

In the Great Northern Wilderness of Heilongjiang, it is impossible for one or two people to develop it.It is even more impossible for those rich people to invest.It must be cultivated with the power of the country.

But now the Chinese government's finances are not good, and Duan Xun doesn't want to invest too much money, so he can only recruit soldiers in the name of soldiers.Of course, most of them are recruiting rural soldiers, because they can do farm work.

For some rural areas in poor areas, being able to serve in the army and eat public meals in this year and month is a chance to change their destiny.Therefore, recruiting troops in the countryside is all about fighting for places.

Let them reclaim here.As for the disadvantages that will appear in the future, they can be resolved later.Let's reclaim the land first.

Food is the most important thing.

Duan Xun is always worried that there will be a food crisis in China.Because there are too many funds invested in industry now, once the industry develops too fast and the city scale grows rapidly, it will affect the development of agriculture.

But food is too important to the country.

Therefore, Duan Xun must try his best to develop China's grain production.

"Prime Minister, when will I go?"

"Start preparing from now, I think you can start recruiting people now. You talk to some agricultural experts and some local farmers to see where you should start. I hope that the corps you build will set an example for other corps across the country and experience. I am going to build a large construction corps in both Mongolia and Xinjiang.”

"Prime Minister, I accept the appointment."

"Zhesheng, I have wronged you. But I searched and searched, and I think you are the most suitable."

"Prime Minister, don't worry. I will definitely build the best agricultural base in the country in Heilongjiang."

"it is good."

473

"Director Zou, someone is looking for you."

Nanjing Southeast University.

A young man in his thirties took off his glasses, looked up and said, "Who is looking for me?"

"An army general."

"General?"

"Yes. A very young general, right at the school gate."

The young man frowned.He put down the pen in his hand and walked out.I was very puzzled in my heart. I am a teacher, and although I know many famous people, some of them are even high-ranking government officials.For example, Ren Hongjun, who is currently the Minister of Heavy Industry, was his classmate at Cornell University.

But most of the people he knew were scientific personnel or government officials, and he didn't know much about the military.Let alone a young general.

I really don't know.

But although he didn't know who was looking for him, he still walked out.Many teachers and students greeted him along the way, and he responded to them one by one until he arrived at the school gate.Saw a very young general.With a straight body, he looked at the campus motionlessly.

Looks younger than himself.

But looking at his military uniform, you can tell that this is an out-and-out major general.Although China has an army of 150 million, there are more than a few hundred generals in the navy, land and air forces.But such a young general has been rare in recent years.

Now the Chinese army has also begun to be formalized. Military school graduates are only assigned to the army as a platoon leader, and if their grades are better, they are no more than deputy company commanders.There is no longer the phenomenon of senior military officials in their twenties as before.

"This general, I am Zou Bingwen."

"Professor Zou, hello."

The visitor immediately stood at attention and saluted Zou Bingwen, which surprised Zou Bingwen.Such a young general must be highly regarded in the army, and must be a general with a good future.

But why do you salute yourself so solemnly.

So he immediately said: "I don't know what to do with my humble servant."

"Professor Zou, can we find a place to sit and talk."

"Okay. There's a park over there with a place to rest. How about we go there and talk?"

"Row."

The young general nodded.

The two immediately walked to the side.Only then did Zou Bingwen realize that several soldiers were following the two of them.And there are many soldiers farther away.

This made Zou Bingwen have a higher opinion of this young general.Recently, because Prime Minister Duan Xun came to Nanjing to attend Sun Yat-sen's funeral, there are many high-ranking officials and generals in Nanjing.So the streets are one post at a time, and soldiers and police can be seen everywhere.

Under such circumstances, most officials and generals would not show off.When those generals went out, they were followed by several guards.But for this young general, there are so many soldiers behind him to protect him. There are about a dozen of them. It can be seen that his status must not be low.