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    It was already late at night after the Luzon resource survey was arranged. The seemingly ordinary business and mining plan was the first step in the outward expansion strategy. Of course, Kuang Jingyang and Weng Wenhao did not know what this meant. They just wanted to help  The country has found nickel, chromium, and copper, non-ferrous metal ores that are closely related to the country's strength, and got rid of the current embarrassment of importing the first two from the Ottomans and France.

    There is actually no shortage of nickel in the country. Jinchang, Gansu Province, has the world's second largest nickel mine, but the Ma Jiajun in the northwest is very difficult to deal with. Yang Qiu is not sure how long it will take to regain the northwest.  Chromium and copper are also extremely important non-ferrous metals, so they must find these resources from their neighbors as soon as possible. As for how to mine and transport them back, he actually has no idea. Fortunately, he currently has a good relationship with the United States, and with the market  In exchange for going to Luzon to open a few small mines, the United States should not be too difficult. Moreover, the United States is not an old power like Britain, Germany and France that does not allow others to get their hands on their own colonies. It is very unfamiliar with how to manage colonies, so much so that it was beaten to the point of running away in the Philippines.  , had to grant the Philippines autonomy.

    Yang Qiu has not yet submitted this plan to the General Staff, nor has he discussed it with Li Yuanhong. He just wants to use business as a cover for the plan. However, the plan requires money and security after all, so he invited Zhang Wenjing and Xiao Anguo to join. The former provided the necessary secret funds, and later  The operator can mobilize some necessary weapons.

    Going to Luzon to search for mineral deposits cannot be completed in a few days. Even if it is found, mining, transportation, etc. will take time, so he asked Ruiyao to open a branch in Nanyang in advance and slowly establish ocean routes.  If all goes well, perhaps the first batch of ore can be shipped back by the end of next year. However, in order to really develop, it will have to wait until the European Mud Foot Deep and the Qinzhou Bay to Wuchang railway are fully opened to traffic. The former can provide bargaining opportunities.  The latter can reduce sea shipping time, avoid the Taiwan Strait route controlled by Japan, and transport a large amount of resources to the country.

    After Kuang Jingyang and the others left with the vision and responsibility of finding important mineral deposits for the country, Yang Qiu kept the two of them. It was still early in Nanyang, and what they had to do now was to solve domestic problems as soon as possible.  Politically, it can be solved slowly, but militarily, it must be solved as quickly as possible. As long as he thinks that the prototype of the Kwantung Army has begun to emerge, he will feel a little restless.

    Judging from the fact that Aritomo Yamagata forced Yamamoto Gonbei at the cost of one brigade, the Japanese Army Ministry attaches great importance to these two divisions. Coupled with the stimulation of the Dongying incident, it is very likely that troops will be transferred from other skeleton divisions to accelerate their establishment.  It is even possible for the three Kwantung Divisions, the 16th, 19th and 20th, to enter full wartime status in advance.

    So this battle cannot be avoided no matter what!

    Yang Qiu was very anxious. If he could not train a few more elite divisions and relied on a few old troops in a year, he would definitely lose.  But it is not easy to practice it. First, the troops need to be separated from daily defense and other chores, and then they need to conduct intensive training similar to the entire army implemented in the Southwest at that time.

    The best way to free the regular army from defense chores is to expand the National Guard.  The National Guard in his mind is actually a combination of the American army of the same name and the Soviet internal affairs force in a parallel world. It not only shoulders daily border, customs, coastal patrol and other tasks, but also needs to shoulder the responsibility of fighting crime before powerful departments such as police and taxation mature.  They inspected smuggling and other tasks, and even helped him secretly suppress other political parties.

    Another advantage of expanding the guard force is that it can absorb a large number of the abolished Beiyang soldiers. Since Yang Qiu only gave quotas for retaining 6 divisions, 2 of which were reserved for guard divisions, this resulted in at least 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers without  There are things to do, and absorbing these people can also stabilize the social environment.

    That¡¯s why Xiao Anguo was left in this position. He was seriously lacking in ability in terms of marching and fighting, but he was pretty good in internal affairs and recruit training. More importantly, he was very loyal to Yang Qiu.

    "Outside Yunnan and Guangxi is the southeastern peninsula controlled by Britain and France. The seaside provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang are vulnerable to external intrusion. Needless to say, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan are even more infested with bandits. If we want to reduce them, we can only  We can be in Guizhou and Hunan, places where we are not dependent on each other, so I suggest that we continue to maintain the establishment of three regiments in each province."

    "There are 18 provinces in the Guanhai Pass, 9 provinces in Northeast China (9 provinces in the Northeast of the Republic of China), plus Chahar, Suiyuan, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Mongolia and the newly established Xikang Province. There are 99 regiments in 33 provinces, which is equal to  There are 11 divisions." As soon as Xiao Anguo expressed his idea of ??expansion, Zhang Wenjing's eyes turned white and he said simply: "The National Guard alone is nearly 200,000, we can't afford it!"

    Yang Qiu also felt that it was too big, so he brought up his own case and said: "It is no longer appropriate to maintain the guard regiment structure after unification. We can consider merging it into brigades. Putting one brigade in each province is wasteful and not suitable for troop training. In my opinion, it can  Establish 7 guard bases in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Fengtian. Some of them can be used in the same base as the regular army to avoid duplication of construction waste. After the northwest is resolved in the future, they can also be located in Suiyuan and Ulaanbaatar.  and Urumqi?Establishing three bases will not only radiate surrounding provinces, but also gather troops who usually have no missions for training.  Taking the three southwestern provinces as an example, only three brigades need to be deployed. Two brigades are dispatched each time to perform border guard, patrol and internal security tasks, and the remaining one is resting on standby, so that there will be no backup force on hand in case of emergency.  "

    "This method is good." Xiao Anguo said: "Just like the three-shift workers in Hanyang, one unit can rest every time. In this way, only 21 brigades are needed. I already have 8 brigades on hand.  , just form 13 more brigades.¡±

    Zhang Wenjing sniffed, what does it mean to form 13 more brigades?  The National Defense Force has already been organized into 16 divisions plus three brigades, 16, 17, and 18. According to Yang Qiu's previous intention, after the organization of Beiyang, there will be an additional 6 divisions, including the current 4 central guard divisions.  The brigade was expanded to 4 divisions. If calculated this way, the total would be 4 Central Guard Divisions, 18 Infantry Divisions, 3 National Guard Brigades, and 21 National Guard Brigades. If you add the Navyevery  It takes more than 10 million to support the moonlight, which is more than 100 million a year!  Forty percent of the total tax revenue has to be used to support the troops. This does not include reserve training, ordnance purchase and equipment replacement expenses. Adding these to 200 million per year will not be enough to support the army.

    Xinchou and others have to repay nearly 50 million yuan in compensation every year, support the army with 200 million yuan, and invest in people's livelihood construction such as education, railways, industry and mining, etc., at least 400 million yuan per year, not counting administrative expenses and other expenses.  Last year, the country's total revenue was just over 500 million, which means that the annual government deficit is as high as 120 million!  Living according to this budget, even if Xu Xiujun's public debt can raise 100 million and the U.S. loan 200 million (US$100 million), it will only last for two years at most. If the economy has not improved after two years, it will have to wait for bankruptcy.

    Yang Qiu completely ignored his ugly face and continued: "The daily tasks of the Army must be gradually shouldered by the Guards. When the Navy's Chief of Staff comes back, I will prepare and discuss reducing the force's offshore patrol boats and old warships, and only retain the First and Second  The combat power of the Second Fleet, coastal patrols, anti-smuggling and other naval chores will gradually be transferred to you. After Mawei Shipyard has accepted them, I will let them build a batch of frigates for your use."

    Zhang Wenjing¡¯s face turned even darker, a group of frigates!  Are you sure you're not talking about one?

    Xiao Anguo did not expect that the National Guard would take over the offshore patrol and inspection work of the Navy. Doesn't this mean that the National Guard will become a large joint land and sea establishment.

    Yang Qiu would be polite if he did not incorporate part of the future air force into the National Guard first, but when he thinks of the air force, he wants to go to Chongqing to visit. The airport and aviation school have been established for a year, so they should be somewhat productive, right?

    When she returned to the bedroom, Miao Luo had already fallen asleep. Her sleeping posture was not good, the quilt was kicked to her feet, and her long legs were completely exposed to the outside. The moonlight outside the window became whiter and whiter on them.  I don't know what I thought of before going to bed. There was still a slight smile on the corner of my mouth. I put one hand on the pillow that should belong to Yang Qiu. Looking down the arm, two cranberries were vaguely visible in the wide collar.

    After gently lifting her arm and lying down, Yang Qiu put his arm on his chest again. Unknowingly, he and Miao Luo had known each other for two years. Thinking of all the previous experiences, it was even more like a dream. Who would have thought that he could  What about completing military rule in two years?

    The nominal unification of the country is just around the corner, and Miao Luo will officially marry him in two days. However, the future is cast a shadow by the early appearance of the Japanese Kwantung Army.  Only he knows that the current unification is only formal and is the result of being forcibly kneaded together by force. There is no real unification of thought, people's hearts, etc. The future of the National Socialist Party will definitely involve a Sino-Japanese war.  , the European war is just around the corner, what changes will happen in history?

    The delicate body beside him twisted slightly, interrupting Yang Qiu's thoughts. He turned around and saw that Miao Luo had opened his eyes. The eyelashes flickered under the moonlight, which was really moving.

    Miao Luo moved up slightly, pressing half of her body into Yang Qiu's arms and suddenly said softly: "Senior sister moved back to Hanyang just now. She said she would move the transportation company to Shanghai after our wedding."

    Yang Qiu didn't think it was strange that Ruiyao moved away. If you want to do shipping, you have to go to Shanghai. Wuhan can develop industry but cannot build an ocean-going fleet, so he hugged her and said, "It's okay to go to Shanghai. Anyway, we are going there after we get married."  Nanjing, it¡¯s not too far by train from Shanghai to Nanjing.¡±

    Why can¡¯t this person understand the meaning?  Miao Luo glanced at him. Senior sister was in such a hurry to go to Shanghai just because she hoped to be closer to Nanjing.  Seeing that he wasn't thinking elsewhere, he felt strangely comfortable in his heart, and even had the idea that it would be best for him not to think about it for the rest of his life.

    "I just told them that I will take half a month off after the wedding to play with you." Yang Qiu grabbed her fingers and counted them one by one: "We will go to Chongqing first, then Chengdu, and then go to Kuimen to see Wu Gorge.  Return to Hanyang, then go to Luoyang White Horse Temple"

      Before she finished counting, Miao Luo suddenly giggled. What kind of trip? She didn¡¯t want to take the opportunity to inspect those baby factories, but she also knew that she was destined to endure these if she married him, so not only did she not blame him, but  After giving an angry look, he moved his plump body closer.

    The night along the Yangtze River is a bit hot and humid

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