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It needs to have relations with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Finance, and even the Bank of China, and needs the support of these departments.Therefore, after the cabinet committee meeting is confirmed, we will listen to the opinions of the ministers of these internal ministries and commissions.Clarify the scope of responsibilities of the Construction Corps and the relationship with other ministries and commissions.

"Prime Minister, leaders."

Leaving the army, Li Jishen's power actually dropped greatly.

He was originally the commander-in-chief of the army and the first deputy minister of the military department.Although in terms of rank, the Ministry of Military Affairs is under the cabinet, so Li Jishen's rank is not high.Belongs to cadres at the level of deputy cabinet ministers.

But who makes the army is the special department.

The first deputy minister of the military department like him, the power in his hands, the general cabinet minister is really not as good as Li Jishen.But Li Jishen knew one thing, as long as Duan Xun was on top, his way in the military department had come to an end.Duan Xun was born in the army, and Duan Xun will never give up the position of Minister of Military Affairs.Under such circumstances, Li Jishen, the first deputy minister, had no room for development in the military department.

That being the case, it is not impossible to leave the military department and make a fortune in the political arena.So Li Jishen worked very hard to form the Construction Corps this time.

Lack of officers?Lack of recruits?

Li Jishen has led troops to fight for so many years, and has a lot of old subordinates.It is not too difficult for him to extract a group of officers.In the past six months, Li Jishen has taken a lot of people to go to various places to inspect and inspect the places where the Construction Corps was formed.

"The first batch of our construction corps is to form three corps, three colleges affiliated to the headquarters of the Construction Corps. One is to establish the Northeast Infrastructure Construction Corps to participate in the transportation and urban construction of the Northeast. The other is the Heilongjiang Agricultural Construction Corps. A grain base will be established at this location. Another is the Mongolian Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Construction Corps, which will be established at this location. And three colleges will be built around Harbin, one is the Northeast Agricultural College, the other is the Northeast Chemical College, and the other is the Northeast Construction College. Relying on the Northeast Infrastructure Construction Corps and the Heilongjiang Agricultural Construction Corps, we will develop our own agricultural talents, chemical talents and construction talents.”

"The Northeast Infrastructure Corps has two divisions, the Heilongjiang Agricultural Construction Corps has five divisions, and the Mongolian Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Construction Corps has one division in the first batch, which will gradually expand to five divisions."

"The model of the construction corps is completely in accordance with the army model. However, the construction corps is not equipped with heavy weapons such as heavy artillery and infantry guns. It is equipped with a small amount of mortars and machine guns at most. The ratio of weapons is ten to one. People in the construction corps, only Some military training is carried out during the slack season. It belongs to the formation of a half-army and half-civilian model. Usually, the Construction Corps serves for economic development, and if necessary, it can become an army to defend the country."

Li Jishen introduced everyone one by one.

Finally, he said: "This is a new attempt. We will conduct an attempt to build a corps model in Northeast China and Mongolia. If successful, we will continue to build construction in Xinjiang, Gansu, and Qiongya, where there are few people. Corps. According to local conditions, different construction corps will be formed. It will cover agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, and even some economic crops.”

There are many people and few places.

There are many places like China.Most of the land in such places is owned by the government, and even if it is not owned by the government, it can still be owned by the government.Therefore, it is most suitable to build some large-scale production bases.

"Commander Li Jishen has introduced it just now. Now let's talk about your views."

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"Prime Minister, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has something to say."

"Minister Yan, please speak."

As soon as the words fell, Yan Shichao, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was the first to express his opinion.Originally, a department like the Construction Corps was established that had absolutely nothing to do with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rarely gets involved in the adjustment of these cabinet departments, because this is not within the scope of work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.But today Yan Shichao was the first to speak.

Duan Xun nodded and let Yan Shichao speak.

Because Yan Shichao is the same as Yan Huiqing, Duan Xun does not intend to let him stay in the field of diplomacy.Yan Shichao is an all-round cadre who has done administrative work, led troops to fight, and has done diplomatic work for a long time. It is too wasteful just to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In fact, at present, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has gathered the most talents.Because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has to contact all countries in the world, and because of their special work, most of the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are highly educated, capable, and broad-minded.Among the cabinet ministries and commissions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the place with the most readers.After these people accumulate some experience, they can actually be transferred to other departments.

"Prime Minister, I have just carefully read the plan of the Construction Corps. Judging from the plan of the Construction Corps headquarters, the northern provinces of Heilongjiang, Mongolia, Gansu, and Xinjiang are the top priorities, and they are the key construction provinces of the Construction Corps. According to According to the plan, the number of construction corps in several northern provinces will exceed 50 within five years, and over one million within ten years. Commander Li, am I right?"

"Correct."

Li Jishen nodded.

Said: "Minister Yan is right, and what Minister Yan said is relatively conservative data. Here I will introduce the detailed plan of our Construction Corps Command. Our plan is that the Heilongjiang Agricultural Construction Corps and the Northeast Infrastructure Corps Starting next year, in addition to accepting a large number of students, demobilized officers and soldiers, recruits from at least five divisions will be recruited every year. If the situation goes well, it is also possible to recruit ten divisions every year. The most conservative plan is within five years The Heilongjiang Agricultural Construction Corps and the Northeast Infrastructure Construction Corps have more than 50 divisions and more than 200 people. The Mongolian Construction Corps will recruit at least ten divisions within five years. Of course, this is not the end, within ten years The command hopes to build farms, pastures, fisheries, and forestry that integrate agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery, and forestry in Northeast China and Mongolia. According to the situation in Northeast China and Mongolia, we will formulate Xinjiang Construction Corps and Gansu Construction Corps. The Construction Corps and the Gansu Construction Corps plan to have [-] divisions in the next ten years. Therefore, it is the most conservative figure that the Construction Corps in these four provinces will exceed one million people within ten years. Our plan is ten years The construction corps in these northern provinces has reached more than [-] million people."

The future development of the Construction Corps actually depends on the results in the Northeast and Mongolia.If the situation in Northeast China and Mongolia is good and the Construction Corps achieves great results, then this model will become popular.If the situation is not very good, then the latter plan will not be implemented.

Although Li Jishen said that 100 million people is a conservative figure.In fact, the most conservative plan is that the construction corps in several northern provinces will reach more than 200 million people within ten years.If necessary, the future size of the Northern Construction Corps will be more than 300 million people.

Because what the Construction Corps wants to build is not only a grain base, but also a timber base, an animal husbandry base, and a fishery base.Of course, these are all under the Agricultural Construction Corps.

In addition to the agricultural construction corps, an infrastructure construction corps will also be built.Because of large-scale infrastructure construction, the government does not have so much money.So it was decided to form an army model and let them carry out large-scale construction in a half-military, half-industrial model.This can greatly reduce government spending.Not only can government expenditure be reduced, but after the infrastructure corps has a certain scale, it can be launched into the market, allowing them to be responsible for their own profits and losses, and become a large construction group.

In fact, the current situation is very favorable.

From the perspective of the Agricultural Construction Corps, most provinces in the north are different from some provinces in the south.There are too many big and small landlords and self-cultivating farmers in the Jiangnan area.Although Duan Xun has been suppressing these landlords and self-cultivating farmers over the years, half of the land is still in private hands.But the situation in the northern provinces is completely different, with large tracts of land under the control of the government.This includes developed land and undeveloped land.Because the population in the northern provinces is small, most of the land is actually not developed, and it is all in the hands of the government.In addition, because there were many wars in the north, a lot of developed land became wasteland, and the government took it back without hesitation.Moreover, most of the previously developed land was in the hands of the Manchu and Mongolian nobles in the early days, and other ordinary people did not hold much land at all.Later, with the Revolution of [-], as the government cleaned up these Manchu and Mongolian nobles, most of the originally developed land was in the hands of the government.Such a situation has very favorable conditions for building the Agricultural Construction Corps.It will not conflict with some landowners and self-cultivating farmers.

As for the Infrastructure Corps, it was the right time.Because the Northeast Development has entered the agenda.With a large number of people entering the Northeast and the development of resources in the Northeast, there is a great demand for infrastructure.Including Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shanxi areas, there are more and more coal developments, and the requirements for transportation are very high.This all brings large-scale infrastructure construction.

"That's a problem."

Yan Shichao said very seriously: "Prime Minister, everyone. Within ten years, the Corps will have more than one million people. If their families and some departments attached to the Corps are included, the number of people surrounding the Corps will exceed 500 million. .If the Corps is larger and the number of construction corps exceeds 200 million, then the construction corps will be larger. In addition, the number of family members may be tens of millions of people related to these construction corps alone. Although the construction corps is half The military is half civilian, but it is also an army model and belongs to a semi-military organization. With so many troops stationed in the northern region, plus our army in the northern region, the military power is too strong. Our northern Our neighbor, the Soviet Union, has a population of only 150 million in the entire Far East. Our sudden establishment of a large number of construction corps in these northern provinces will definitely make the Soviet Union in the north feel threatened, and it will also cause some backlash.”

Yan Shichao is the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

It's about diplomacy.The establishment of such a large-scale construction corps in the northern provinces, although it is half army and half civilian, is actually a form of reserve service.And although there are not many weapons, but according to the ten to one model, the 200 million Construction Corps will also have 20 troops with weapons.If there is a war, as long as the 200 million people in the Construction Corps are given weapons, they will be an army.This is not a small amount.

Now the great powers all over the world have how many troops in normal times.Most of the great powers have only a few hundred thousand army troops.China's 150 million army troops are quite large in the world.Coupled with the troops of these construction corps, the military power is even more terrifying.The first to be hit was the Soviet Union in the north.

With so many troops stationed in the northern provinces, the threat to the Soviet Union is very great.After all, there is not much population in the Far East of the Soviet Union at all. The current population of the Far East according to the Soviet Union's own statistics is around 150 million.

150 million people, this is the population of the entire Far East.

Facing China's large-scale construction and construction corps, how could the Soviet Union not feel threatened.After all, according to the plan, the number of China Construction Corps alone exceeds the population of the Soviet Far East.

"What do you think?"

Duan Xun nodded.

Agree with Yan Shichao's view.As far as the Far East is concerned, the influence of the Soviet Union is getting smaller and smaller.The Russo-Japanese War broke out that year. In fact, Japan is far from Russia's opponent in terms of overall strength. How can you say that Russia is an old imperialist country, and its strength is still quite strong.But why Japan became the winner is because Russia's strength in the Far East is too weak.Russia's logistical capabilities are insufficient to support a strong force in the Far East.

"Minister Yan's concerns are justified. The Soviet Union does not have a large population in the Far East, nor does it have enough troops. Any action on our side will feel threatened by the Soviet side. This is inevitable."

Dai Kan spoke.

First, admit Yan Shichao's concerns.Dai Kan continued: "However, we cannot terminate our plan just because of this or that situation. In the Far East, no matter what we do, the Soviet Union will feel threatened. From the perspective of the Soviet Union, the Far East is far away from the core area of ​​the Soviet Union. , poor environment and inconvenient transportation, the population will not increase in a short period of time. Unless the Soviet Union is willing to develop the Far East on a large scale and is willing to immigrate to the Far East on a large scale. But judging from the situation of the Soviet Union, it will not be possible for many years to come. It is very possible that the Soviet Union does not have the strength to carry out large-scale development of the Far East. That is to say, the population of the Soviet Union in the Far East will grow slowly in the foreseeable future. But the situation here is completely different. As we develop the Northeast, Mongolia, and Xinjiang development and immigration, we will have an absolute advantage in population. Not to mention anything else, our current population in Heilongjiang alone is several times the population of the Soviet Union in the Far East. A few years later we will be in the border areas, Heilongjiang, Mongolia, and Xinjiang The population will be dozens of times that of the Far East of the Soviet Union. So no matter what we do, the imbalance in the Far East will become more and more serious, and the population gap will become larger. So I don’t think it is necessary for us to do so because of the Soviet Union. Be intimidated."

Soviet Union?

With the growth of China's strength in these years, Dai Kan's spirit is also getting higher and higher.Back then, Russia relied on hundreds or thousands of people to build up piece after piece of the world in the Far East.The Qing Dynasty faced Russia, and even gave up large tracts of land under their pressure.At that time, Russia's troops of thousands of people could make the entire northern region terrified.

But not now.

It is completely impossible for Russia to use hundreds or thousands of people to suppress China in the Far East and threaten China.Not to mention hundreds of thousands of people, even tens of thousands of people are already alone in the Far East.

At present, the Soviet Union has less than 3 troops in the Far East. China really doesn't pay attention to the size of this troop.China alone has nearly 20 troops in Mongolia.

"kindness."

This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

The population of the Soviet Union in the Far East was too small and the traffic conditions were too poor to deploy large-scale troops.In comparison, with the development of Northeast China, Mongolia, and Xinjiang, the populations of these provinces will grow rapidly.

Population imbalance will inevitably bring some problems.No matter what China does, as the population on China's borders increases, the pressure on the Soviet Union in the Far East will definitely increase.

"Let's keep talking."

"Prime Minister, I also think we don't need to think too much about the Soviet Union at this stage."