Beiyang reactionaries

Dao: "Some time ago, some things happened, mainly between our Construction Corps and the local people, there were some disputes on the issue of reclaiming wasteland. But seriously, the wasteland we want to reclaim is what we planned in the early years Yes, the exploration is good. Those people came later. But in the end, in order to maintain the relationship with the local government, we took the initiative to sell that piece of land. What we have done is good enough. How could they possibly compare to our Construction Corps. Prime Minister, we now have a large number of agricultural machinery, including more than 1600 tractors alone, who can compare to us when we go out to open up wasteland."

"Ren Chao (Li Jishen), take a look. Zesheng (Deng Yanda) has been in the Northeast for more than six years, and his skin is getting thicker and thicker."

"Prime Minister, this kind of problem is indeed not only our problem. It is because we did not plan well in the early years. No one thought that the Construction Corps would open up wasteland so fast, let alone the population growth rate of Heilongjiang. At that time, the Construction Corps just When it was established, there were swamps and wastelands everywhere in Heilongjiang. But now that the population of Heilongjiang is increasing, the land reclamation conflicts with our plan.”

Li Jishen is also a defender of himself.

Duan Xun smiled.

China is developing so fast that many things are indeed unexpected.The development speed of the Northeast Construction Corps is too fast, and the speed of land reclamation is also too fast.At present, the Northeast Construction Corps controls 6000 million mu of cultivated land in Heilongjiang, accounting for 80% of the cultivated land in Heilongjiang.

Not only does it control cultivated land, the Construction Corps also controls large tracts of woodland, grassland, and water in Heilongjiang.Develop forestry, animal husbandry and fishery.

How could the Heilongjiang provincial government be happy.

Because the Construction Corps is not a subordinate unit of the provincial government after all, most of the things handed over are taken away by the central government.And the Construction Corps left a lot of benefits for itself.Obviously, it is all land, forest land, grassland, and water land in Heilongjiang, but the provincial government can't take much of what it produces.How could Tang Shizun be satisfied with this.

Therefore, there is a lot of filth with the Construction Corps.

More importantly, the Construction Corps has not stopped the pace of land reclamation, or in other words, has not stopped the pace of "staking land".This makes the Heilongjiang Provincial Government very dissatisfied, what exactly does the Construction Corps want to do.If the Construction Corps is allowed to develop like this, all good things in Heilongjiang will be taken away by them.

"What Ren Chao said makes sense."

Duan Xun didn't have many ways to solve this problem for a while.

In particular, the Construction Corps is Duan Xun's direct lineage, starting from Li Jishen, down to Deng Yanda, commander of the Northeast Construction Corps, and Sun Zhen, commander of the Xinjiang Construction Corps, all of whom are Duan Xun's direct descendants.Moreover, the Construction Corps model plays a huge role in China's food security, the development of China's agricultural machinery, and the development of China's modern agriculture.Currently, only the Construction Corps model can develop agricultural machinery, expenses, pesticides, and improved varieties.So at the current stage, Duan Xun still needs to support the development of the Construction Corps.

But in the same way, Tang Shizun is the direct line of Duan Xun's direct line.

Duan Xun asked Tang Shizun to come to Heilongjiang for the stability of Heilongjiang, the development of Heilongjiang, and the security of the border.So Duan Xun can only be in harmony at present.

Haven't found a good way to do this yet.

"Zhesheng (Deng Yanda), you also know that the influx of people in Heilongjiang is increasing, and they also need to make a living. You and the local government should discuss it carefully to see how to complete the land reclamation without conflicts."

"Yes. I will sit down with the provincial government and have a good talk."

"That would be the best."

Duan Xun nodded.

Then he said: "I saw you two alone today because I have something important to tell you."

Hearing that there was something important, Li Jishen and Deng Yanda both sat up straight.Because Duan Xun has not spoken to them alone in such a serious manner for a long time.

"For the two of you, I don't hide anything. Since I entered the military academy, I have only one idea, and that is to change the situation of poverty and weakness in our country. In the 9th year of the Republic of China (1920), I entered Beijing by train. At that time, I decided that I would not recognize the unequal treaties signed by our country since the Opium War, and I will annul them all in my lifetime. You all know that there are many treaties signed by our country since the Opium War. But So far, many things have been abolished. But there are still many things that cannot be resolved, and are deeply imprinted on the pillar of shame in the history of our country."

"Look, Japan controls Taiwan and the Penghu Islands. Although we have changed the cession into a lease, it is just to look good, and it is to comfort ourselves. In fact, Taiwan belongs to Japan now, and this is the naked reality. Look again Look at Hong Kong and Macau, one is in the hands of the British and the other is in the hands of the Portuguese. Countries such as Vietnam and Laos have been our vassal states since ancient times and have accepted our protection. But because of our backwardness, we have lost them. Made them colonies of England and France. It's a modern disgrace."

"Look at the north side. Starting from Xinjiang, our outer northwest region and outer northeast region are currently under the control of the Soviet Union. This is the land ceded from China by Tsarist Russia in the early years when it threatened the Manchu Qing with force."

Listening to Duan Xun's words, Li Jishen and Deng Yanda looked at each other.

They were wondering what Duan Xun meant.Duan Xun continued: "The land should be ours, it is ours, and no one can take it away. I will not allow these lands to be exiled outside. Especially the land in the north, the outer northwest is rich in water resources, and Xinjiang will be well utilized. Jiangnan in the northwest. The outer northeast region is rich in forest resources and arable land resources. If it is well utilized, it will be China’s grain production area. Because it is absolutely impossible for the outer northwest and outer northeast to separate them from China. But the Soviet Union is a big country with a population of 1.7 million, and They are not a nation that submits easily. So we have to plan ahead. Only when the army is strong can we be tough. This is why I met you two alone. The construction corps in Heilongjiang has more than 130 divisions. Those in the construction corps, together with our field army troops on the frontier, have more than 160 divisions. This is our confidence in competing for land with the Soviet Union in the future.”

"Prime Minister, I understand."

Li Jishen nodded.

Dao: "What the Prime Minister means is that the Construction Corps cannot give up military training. When it is needed in the future, the Construction Corps must function as an army."

"Correct."

Duan Xun was very happy.

Although Li Jishen left the army, his sensitivity as a soldier was not lost, and he understood what Duan Xun meant.Duan Xun said: "Although your Construction Corps is half-military and half-civilian, after farming for a long time, everyone will forget to fight and forget that you still have the attributes of a soldier. That's why I want to emphasize it to you. The establishment of the Construction Corps is in Constantly expanding, in addition to normally retaining one-tenth of the specialized armed forces, other people must also receive military training. Of course, they cannot train every day like soldiers, but they should receive at least two or three months of military training each year. Training, so that they always remember that they are the Construction Corps, not all farmers."

"Yes."

"I hope that when you are needed, you can quickly transform into an army of one million. Moreover, the Construction Corps will continue to increase its size in Xinjiang. Within five years, the Xinjiang Construction Corps will have more than 200 divisions. , Heilongjiang deployed [-] divisions of the Construction Corps."

While Duan Xun was still inspecting the Northeast, the Mongolian and Tibetan Committee issued another order.

Abolition of slavery.

On June 1932, 6, according to the Constitution of the Republic of China, the Mongolian and Tibetan Committee stated that slavery was against the law, so all slaves were liberated.Moreover, the Mongolian-Tibetan Committee focused on naming the Mongolian and Tibetan regions, demanding that no one in these regions be allowed to keep slaves.

Originally owned slaves must be registered with the local government within one month.The local government will re-register these former slaves and become citizens of the Republic of China.

Mandatory, unconditional.

If someone disobeyed the order to register their slaves and set them free, the government would arrest the head of the family and confiscate the family's assets.

The punishment is very severe.

The cabinet and the military department are also cooperating with the Mongolian and Tibetan Committee.

On June 1932, 6, the day after the Mongolian and Tibetan Committee issued the order to abolish slavery, the cabinet announced the abolition of the original agreement and the establishment of Tibet Province.

Abolish Tibet's original semi-autonomous state.

According to the political system of the Republic of China, the administrative division of Tibet was started, and then governments at all levels in Tibet Province were established.This time the cabinet did not make concessions like it did more than ten years ago, and did not pay much attention to the attitude of the upper class in Tibet.

As for the British, China didn't care either.

China announced the establishment of Tibet Province, which was completely incorporated into the administrative system of the Republic of China, which immediately attracted opposition from the United Kingdom.After all, Britain has been working hard for Tibet since the end of the Qing Dynasty, and has been encouraging the upper class nobles in Tibet to fight for independence.Now the Chinese government directly denies Britain's decades of efforts without saying a word, how can the UK be satisfied.The British envoy immediately asked to see Foreign Minister Yan Shichao in Beijing, and then negotiated with Yan Huiqing.Both inside and outside the words said that Tibet is a special place, that Britain has special interests in Tibet, and that the Chinese government should not change Tibet's semi-autonomous state without authorization.Regarding the issue of Tibet, the Chinese government should discuss it with Britain.

However, both Yan Huiqing and Yan Shichao stated that this is China's internal affairs.

The British minister wanted to talk to Duan Xun in person, but Duan Xun hadn't returned from the Northeast at this time, so he couldn't find anyone at all.Just when the British minister and cabinet members were in frequent contact, the military department quickly issued an order.

On June 1932, 6, the third day after the cabinet decided to establish Tibet Province, the Ministry of Military Affairs appointed Wang Tianxi, the former commander of the 17nd Army, as the commander of the Tibet Military Region. , forming the first group army of the Tibet Frontier Defense Army.

Give an order, and the British envoy is furious.

Because this is the first time that the army of the Republic of China entered Lhasa.No matter what happened in Tibet before, the army of the Republic of China stayed in Qamdo, just to deter Tibet.The Lhasa area is controlled by Tibet's own troops.

But this time the Republic of China army was directly stationed in Lhasa, and the Tibet Military Region was established in Lhasa, and the First Group Army of the Tibetan Frontier Defense Army was established. Wang Tianxi's headquarters was directly placed in Lhasa.Coupled with the order of the cabinet, Lhasa will become the provincial capital of Tibet.

There is no room for any changes.

When a unit of an army enters Tibet, where is Tibet allowed to say no.This is very detrimental to the UK.Britain used India to increase its influence in Tibet.

Their purpose is to make Tibet independent so that China can be isolated.

But now that China wants to completely control Tibet, the Chinese army can directly threaten India.This made the British Minister furious.But it's useless, China is no longer in the late Qing Dynasty.

China doesn't care how the British envoy objects.