Beiyang reactionaries

So it was called He Fengshan.

After a while, He Fengshan arrived in front of Yan Shichao. The 38-year-old He Fengshan is not as bookish as before.In the past year and a half, I have been responsible for some specific matters at the Northern Bureau.After this war, they followed the Northern Bureau to go north again, and the journey was full of dust.

Because it was too cold outside, my face was black and red from the cold.

"Secretary Yan, you call me."

"sit."

He Fengshan served as the Consul General of Vienna at a very young age. At that time, he had a bright future in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he was a young cadre that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs focused on training.But because he issued visas to Jews privately, which almost affected Sino-German relations, he was severely punished.

Not only was he expelled from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but his administrative level was also downgraded by two levels, and he was assigned to work in the Northern Bureau.

But Yan Shichao liked this young man very much.

Although he made a big mistake, he is knowledgeable and capable.After coming to the Northern Bureau, I first worked in the Secretariat of the Northern Bureau.Responsible for coordinating issues between the Northern Bureau and the local government, the Construction Corps, and the various ethnic groups here.

There are many problems.

There are a lot of big and small things.

He Fengshan's coordination ability has been fully utilized here.Similarly, it was also the first time for He Fengshan to encounter many difficult problems, which was a completely different field from his being a diplomat.There are more contradictions here.

Many He Fengshan did not see the misery, which happened almost every day in these border areas.Although the Republic of China has been established for almost 30 years, the laws of the Republic of China have become more and more influential after years of publicity.But in the border areas, although the Mongolian government has worked hard, many situations cannot be changed in a short time.The descendants of Mongolian princes and ministers kept slaves at home, and it happened from time to time that slaves were killed.

Even many Mongolian herdsmen think that it is natural for them to serve their masters, because their ancestors have been slaves of Mongolian princes for generations.Even though the government declared slavery illegal several times, many people were punished.But it still happens in many places.

For more than a year, He Fengshan read too much, and slowly got rid of the original bookishness.And participating in the war this time made him see what cruelty is.In the one and a half years in the Northern Bureau, He Fengshan has really matured a lot.

"These are prison materials in this area. However, most of the prisoners here are not criminals, but political prisoners. I took a rough look, and there are everyone in it. I am going to screen the people inside. For our country Useful talents, I am going to bring back to China. I am going to hand over this matter to you."

"Secretary Yan, who are the talents who are useful to our country?"

He Fengshan asked Yan Shichao.

Yan Shichao smiled slightly.

He Fengshan's asking this question has already shown that he is much more mature than before.These are political prisoners, and their living conditions are not very good.If it was He Fengshan in the past, he would definitely ask to release all these people, or bring them all back to the country, so that their lives can be guaranteed.

"First, some important high-level figures in the Soviet Union's party, government and army. If any of them are willing to defect to our country, then they should notify the Ministry of Security and let them come and pick them up. The Ministry of Security has an agency in charge of Soviet intelligence. Department has a big effect."

"Second, people with certain professional skills. Doctors, engineers, and teachers are all talents needed for the construction of our country. You also know that what our country lacks most at present is doctors. If there are doctors, then no matter what, let them He went back with us. Teachers are also needed. In order for our country to deal with other countries in the future, we need more talents who know foreign languages. These teachers are needed by our schools.”

"Third, pay attention to whether there are some great scientists in it. I heard that when the Soviet Union suppressed counter-revolutionaries, many well-known Soviet scientists were also arrested. If there are, they must be mobilized. These scientists are all treasures."

"Fourth, the weapons experts who used to work in the military factories. These people don't think much about it. If they are willing to go, they will go if they don't want to. As long as it is confirmed that this person used to be a weapons expert in the Soviet military factory, then he must go to our country. Of course for Some of their demands, as long as they are not too excessive, can be agreed to. As long as these people are found, the military will be notified immediately, and the military will know what to do."

"Fifth, some artists, whether in music or painting, are also talents we need."

"Yes."

He Fengshan nodded.

But he still asked, "Where are the rest of you?"

"Work. So many good things here need to be brought back to the country, and the mines here also need to continue to mine. Let them work, as long as they work hard, you can also give them visas and let them enter our country to live."

"I see."

"Remember, this project is huge because there are a lot of people in the prison. It is estimated that dozens of carriages are not enough to pull their files. But the time I give you is limited, half a year, I can only give you half a year. Within half a year You have to do this job well. Whatever you need, bring it up as soon as possible.”

"Yes."

"Commissioner Molotov, I am against starting surveys in the area around Lake Baikal."

On November 11, Molotov and Gu Weijun met again for another round of negotiations.The two sides have met every day these days, talking for seven or eight hours a day.Because the Soviet Union is really anxious, it needs to reach an agreement with China as soon as possible.

In the past few days, China and the Soviet Union have met the most times and talked for the most time since the negotiations between the two countries.

After several days of negotiations, the two sides have reached consensus on many aspects, but there are also some issues that have not been fully resolved, including the issue of border survey between China and the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union requested that the border survey should start from the side of Lake Baikal, and the boundary line around Lake Baikal should be determined first.

But of course Gu Weijun would not agree.

According to the "Nerchinsk Treaty", most of the areas currently occupied by China in the Baikal area belong to the Soviet Union.Important cities including Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, and Chita are not Chinese cities.In other words, if the survey starts here first, the Chinese army will need to withdraw from there.Because these places are now in the hands of the Chinese army.

How could China agree to this.

Especially Irkutsk is the central city of the Far East.As long as China occupies Irkutsk, it will have an absolute advantage in the Far East and can prevent the Soviet Union from entering the Far East in a short time.The Soviet army wanted to re-enter the Far East, but it couldn't get around Irkutsk.How could China easily give up such an important core strategic city to the Soviet Union.

Once China gave up Irkutsk and allowed the Soviet army to return to the Far East, the subsequent negotiations would be unfavorable.

Moreover, China still has a lot of things to deal with in the area of ​​Lake Baikal.

So China is firmly against it.

Gu Weijun immediately said: "Commissioner Molotov, I think your country's proposal is completely unrealistic. We can either survey from the east to the west, or from the west to the east, or even survey from both sides at the same time. .Where is the first to survey the middle road. I think it is most suitable to start surveying from the east."

The outer northeast has the largest area.

Starting from the east, not to mention places like Hailanpao and Khabarovsk, even the Komsomolsk City built by the Soviet Union in the Far East is China's land, and Sakhalin Island will also be returned to China.

China has not yet controlled these places, so China is very willing to determine the border line from the east.And as long as the boundary of the Outer Northeast is determined, the development of many excellent cultivated lands in the Outer Northeast can start next year.

"Minister Gu, our country proposes to start the survey from the middle line because your country has been occupying our cities such as Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, and Chita, which will affect the negotiations between our two countries."

"Commissioner Molotov, I don't think this is a problem. Your country has occupied our country's outer northeast and outer northwest for decades, and hasn't it delayed the negotiations between our two countries?"

The attitudes of the two were tit for tat.

Seeing Gu Weijun's attitude, Molotov immediately said: "If your country must start exploration from the east, it is not impossible. But our country has a request, and I hope your country can agree."

"Please say."

"Resume normal operation of the Trans-Siberian Railway."

"There is no problem. Our country does not want to affect the normal economy because of the war. In fact, our country is very willing to develop trade with your country under fair and friendly conditions."

"Our country also hopes that your country will stop the advance of the army after entering Khabarovsk. Give our country some time so that some of our institutions in the Far East can withdraw smoothly."

That was Molotov's idea.

As for the middle line, the first exploration in the Baikal area is just to bargain with China and let China agree to the following things.In order to develop the Far East, the Soviet Union opened many institutions in some cities in the Far East.Especially some research institutes.

These institutions are located in some large cities in the Far East.

Cities like Vladivostok and Khabarovsk have Soviet research institutes and universities.Vladivostok has the most, and there is the Russian Far Eastern State University, which was established 40 years ago, also known as the Far Eastern Institute.It is the highest university in the entire Far East of the Soviet Union.

And there is also the Far East's first botanical research institute, the Far East Branch of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, with more than 100 scientific personnel.There are also Far East Industrial Enterprise Architectural Design Science Research Institute, Epidemiology and Microbiology Research Institute, Far East Marine Scientific Design Institute.All the well-known research institutions in the Far East are here.