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"Also, the people must be organized effectively. Most of the villages in the country can have access, even the worst dirt roads. Anyway, there must be roads in those places. In addition, the people must be organized to vigorously carry out various water conservancy projects. Construction. Put down our teachers and students and let them learn in practice.”

"The cabinet will make overall arrangements for this."

Dai Kan nodded, understanding what Duan Xun meant.

Thousands of years of corvee have been called for abolition.But since Duan Xun entered Beijing, corvee service has not been cancelled.Although it is not called corvee in name, it is actually corvee.With such a large population in China, this is the greatest wealth.

Especially in the war years, it is a rare wealth.

There will be many constraints in doing anything in peaceful times.But in the war years, if the phrase is all for war, then other slogans are unnecessary.The use of free labor in peaceful times requires the government to be very cautious.The use of corvee is at best mobilized within the county.Many large-scale constructions are not easy to do even with free labor.Fear that something else will come up.

But war years do.

With a population of [-] million, there will be more than [-] million strong labor force alone.Add some children and women who can work, and mobilize [-] to [-] million people.If so much free labor is not used, it is a waste.

Duan Xun must advance road construction and water conservancy construction.These are all infrastructure constructions. If the government pays for everything, where does the government get so much money?So the best thing to do is to use this free labor.

Of course, Duan Xun just emphasized that the specific work should be done by the cabinet.

"Let's do this first."

678

"Fu Cheng (Liu Xiang), sit down."

The news of the secret talks between China and Japan caused a lot of noise.

Although Duan Xun had asked Wang Jingwei to appease the scholars, the matter had already spread.When China's literacy rate was pitifully low, public opinion was not completely useless.When those scholars shouted, everyone knew.What's more, the literacy rate in China has been greatly improved now. Once this kind of thing spreads, it can't stop the car at all.

Soon the news that China would recognize the ceded Taiwan as Japanese territory spread throughout the country.Those students were full of vigor, and it was easy for them to make troubles.But for them, Duan Xun will never suppress their patriotic enthusiasm at will.

Because if you don't have passion in your youth, like those little old men, then there is a problem.And if they are suppressed too much in their youth, and their patriotic enthusiasm is wiped out, it will not be good for their growth.Although many people in later generations ridiculed the students of the student movement, thinking that they were naive, even quick-mouthed and unable to do much.

But in fact, look at those people who have made great achievements in history, those martyrs who shed blood for the country and the people, most of them were passionate students in their youth, and many of them were student leaders.After the baptism of the student movement, coupled with the subsequent training, the achievements are very high.Just like sacrificed in the process of the national liberation movement, how many people came out of the May [-]th Movement and the [-]th Movement.

Because of this, Duan Xun was very troubled by the expansion of the matter, which affected the university.

This move by the United States has indeed caught the Chinese government by surprise.Duan Xun originally wanted to use the secret talks between China and Japan to put pressure on the United States, but he didn't expect that the United States would embarrass the Chinese government with a backhand.

Fortunately, Duan Xun has a high prestige in China.

Duan Xun has only been criticized by the revolutionary party for one thing since his debut.That was during the War to Protect the Nation, Cai E's National Defense Army suffered heavy casualties.If it weren't for Duan Xun's mercy, whether Cai E's national defense army could leave Sichuan would be a big problem.At that time, because of this incident, the Revolutionary Party absolutely condemned Duan Xun verbally and in writing, calling Duan Xun the "culprit of the restoration" and Yuan Shikai's "dog leg".But apart from this matter, Duan Xun has not done anything to be criticized in recent years.

Whether it was the bombardment of British warships in Sichuan, or the shooting of British and French opium merchants later, and sending troops to Outer Mongolia to resolve Hulunbeier's autonomy.Not to mention the abolition of a lot of unequal treaties, the expulsion of the troops of the great powers in China, the recovery of Hong Kong, Macau, and even the recovery of the outer northeast and northwest.All these incidents have made Duan Xun's prestige reach a peak, and he has even become a myth in China.

If it weren't for Duan Xun's prestige, and Duan Xun's control of the party, government and military power, he hadn't come forward to admit the secret talks between China and Japan, so although the matter spread, it hadn't brought much impact.Although those students were passionate, no one said that Duan Xun would betray the country.But even so, it was enough to give Duan Xun a headache.

In order to appease these people when Wang Jingwei was dizzy, the United States started a series of actions. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull holds a press conference on March 1941, 3.

Talk about the Philippines.

Cordell Hull stated that the United States supports the independence of the Philippines and the independence of the Philippine nation.

On March 1941, 3, the British government stated in London that Britain supported the independence of the Malayan archipelago.Soon the Free France led by Charles de Gaulle and the Dutch royal family who fled to Canada expressed their support for the independence of their colonies in Southeast Asia.

This was followed by a statement from the Governor General of India.

It is an out-and-out fascist country to state that Japan is annexing Southeast Asian countries under the banner of supporting the national independence of Southeast Asia.Demand that Japan immediately withdraw from Southeast Asia and restore peace in Southeast Asia.

Hideki Tojo in Japan responded immediately, criticizing the hypocrisy of Britain and the United States.It is stated that Japan will make every effort to promote the liberation of various nations in Asia.There is a constant war of words between Britain, the United States and Japan.

At this time, the United States asked the Chinese ambassador to the United States to participate in the review of the legal provisions on Chinese in the United States.

The United States began to show goodwill towards China.

But Duan Xun is very stable, because the most important condition in China is 300 million square kilometers of land.Everything else is just incidental.Duan Xun will be truly happy when the United States helps China and puts pressure on the Soviet Union.However, these diplomacies are ultimately based on national strength.Therefore, Duan Xun is more concerned about domestic affairs.

"teacher."

"How is your work recently? You must know that since the establishment of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Committee, the Military Commission has been very generous with your funds. Some people in the cabinet have always wanted to reduce military expenditures, but I have been resisting. So I need the National Defense Department The working committee has brought us results."

"Teacher, I know."

Liu Xiang nodded.

After the Sino-Soviet War ended, Liu Xiang returned to the military committee from a prince with hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops in his hands.After entering Beijing, Liu Xiang was really uncomfortable at first.After all, Liu Xiang has been leading troops to fight in the local area, and has always been an unambiguous role in the army.But after coming to Beijing, in the military committee, there are military bosses everywhere.Moreover, I have to cooperate with many other departments, which makes me feel timid.It has been about ten months now that Liu Xiang has adapted to the work of the Military Commission.

Although it doesn't have the prestige of commanding hundreds of thousands of troops or millions of troops.However, after entering Beijing, Liu Xiang's power has not been reduced at all.

As the vice chairman of the Military Commission and the director of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Committee, he still holds the power.Moreover, the military committee will not be stingy in funding the COSTIND.Whatever the COSTIND wants, the Military Commission will allocate.

Because of the war years, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense is very important.

The current Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense has jurisdiction over all universities and scientific research units of the military, as well as several key projects of the military.The COSTIND is not only responsible for these things, but also responsible for formulating China's weapons research and development plan.At present, the military factories of the General Armament Department will produce munitions in the future according to the plan formulated by the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Committee.

"'Great Wall', what's going on with atomic bomb research?"

After Liu Xiang entered Beijing, he began to take over the "Great Wall Project" and began to be responsible for the manufacture of atomic bombs.

It was after taking charge of this work that Liu Xiang realized that there was such a super bomb.Liu Xiang is very satisfied to be in charge of such an important job.Because it shows the central government's support for him.

The "Great Wall Project" was officially proposed in January 1937, and then the "Great Wall Project Committee" was established.But China's atomic bomb program was several months earlier than this.As early as the second half of 1, Duan Xun began to prepare.The Ministry of Land and Resources has dispatched an exploration team to carry out national geological survey in name, but in fact it is to explore uranium deposits across the country.When the "Great Wall Project" was determined, China had already discovered some uranium deposits.

The "Great Wall Project" has been going on for more than four years now, and it has been almost five years since the beginning of the search for uranium ore.If it weren't for the war, the Chinese government's income has increased rapidly, how could it afford such a large investment in atomic bomb research and development.

"Teacher, the 'Great Wall Project' has entered the final stage. The preliminary calculation work has been completed. Since Professor Fermi of Beiyang University joined the 'Great Wall Project', our reactor construction has been greatly accelerated. The No. 235 reactor in Lanzhou obtained After the success, we successively built the No. [-] reactor and the No. [-] reactor at the Gobi Desert Atomic Research Base. A large number of enriched uranium centrifuges have also been equipped, and the production of enriched uranium [-] has begun. According to Director Zhao (Zhao Zhongyao) and their calculations, according to the current Speed, in the second half of next year, the first atomic bomb is likely to be built."

The investment in the manufacture of atomic bombs has increased a lot compared to when the "Great Wall Project" was formulated at that time.So far, China has invested more than 60 billion yuan in this plan, and nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars have been converted into U.S. dollars.There are many organizations serving this program.How many students from key colleges and universities across the country have joined this plan right after graduation.

Of course there are so many institutions serving this plan, but they don't know what the purpose of their work is.

As the "Great Wall Project" expanded, even some Jewish scientists who came to China began to join the project.The most outstanding of these is Fermi, who is responsible for building the reactor.

Fermi himself was not Jewish, but his wife was.So he was persecuted in Italy, and it happened that He Fengshan was issuing visas in Vienna at that time.In any case, He Fengshan's behavior in Vienna won China the friendship of the Jews.Because of He Fengshan's reckless behavior, many hesitant Jewish scientists decided to accept China's invitation, and most of them became professors in Chinese universities.At that time, Fermi was invited by Beiyang University, came to China, became a professor of physics at Beiyang University, and settled in China.Because Fermi is an outstanding nuclear physicist, he accepted the invitation of the Chinese government and joined China's "Great Wall Project".

Chaired the group of component reactors, very successfully.

China first built the No. [-] reactor in Lanzhou, Gansu. After the success, it immediately built the No. [-] reactor and the No. [-] reactor at the atomic experiment base in the Gobi Desert.

As the deputy director of the "Great Wall Planning Committee", Zhao Zhongyao was personally responsible for the operation of the enriched uranium refining plant.

"The second half of next year?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun began to calculate.

The second half of next year is after June 1942.In terms of time, if China can produce an atomic bomb during this period of time, it will be very beneficial to what China will do later.