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    Leng Jie has a distinguished family background.

    His father, Leng Yuqiu, was the lieutenant general and commander of the 13th Division of the National Defense Forces. His maternal grandfather served as the inspector of Jiangsu Province in the Qing Dynasty. He had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, and he gradually developed an arrogant temperament.  But this arrogance did not destroy his talent and talent. In 1915, he was admitted to Hubei Institute of Technology with excellent results. Within three years, he not only completed his own studies, but also completed all the courses of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. Therefore, he was selected by the Ministry of Education at the end of the year.  Among the 13 seed students from the Department of Mathematics and Physics who went abroad to further their studies, they became key national training targets.

    Before leaving, he was going to go out to relax. He happened to hear that Peking University was conducting a gathering activity in the northwest, so he joined the trip to the northwest and came here. He also wanted to take this opportunity to see with his own eyes how much the country has changed in the past eight years.

    Before he saw much change, the colorful ocean at the foot of the Qinling Mountains made him feel as if something had pricked his heart.  Previously, he had agreed that Hu Shi should not compromise with Europe and the United States, but should fight back hard to fight for national interests and impose restrictions on foreign investment to protect the long-term interests of national enterprises. But the picture in front of him made him understand why Zhan Tianyou said, here is the answer he is looking for.

    After 8 years of thrilling and magnificent events, many things have not completely changed.

    In this beautiful sea of ??tents, there are groups of ordinary citizens who have been left homeless by the earthquake and famine.  When their eyes turned towards themselves, what was clearly written inside was hunger and a struggle for survival.  What big country?  What great victory?  What kind of conspiracy!  None of it is as real as this moment.  It does not address the most basic living security of the people.  All fantasies are just pavilions built on gravel, so when pairs of eyes look at me with helpless eyes.  Even Zhan Tianyou sighed heavily.  This is the real reason why Yang Qiu and Nanjing compromised, after eight years of continuous fighting.  The country and its citizens have reached a stage where they urgently need to cultivate their health and recuperate.

    Soldiers carried guns on their backs and patrolled back and forth in the sea of ??tents to ensure peace.  There was a long queue at the door of the simple clinic, and every narrow passage was sprinkled with quicklime.  Second-hand boilers removed from trains provide drinking hot water for everyone. These measures are proof that the military and government are doing their best to prevent the most terrible post-disaster plague from happening.

    The victims lined up with bowls in their hands to receive relief food. The earthquake took away their lifetime wealth. They were very happy to get a single piece of clothing issued by the army.  The rice bowl was held in his big gray-brown hands that were covered with calluses that couldn't even be washed off.  He stared eagerly ahead, hoping that it would be his turn earlier and he could bring some rice back to make porridge for his family.

    In the open large tarpaulin tent, rice bags were piled high.  The soldiers distributing food only used a small bamboo tube to measure the white rice. When a full tube was poured down, it could only smooth the bottom of the bowl.  "How can this be like this? How can I eat enough with this little rice!" The female college student who came to collect the news burst into tears. She turned around and saw the soldiers actually using such small bamboo tubes to distribute food. Overflowing with love, she rushed in front of her and snatched away the rice tubes.  Spoonfuls of white rice were delivered frantically to the victims. While returning the spoonfuls, he wiped his tears and yelled: "There is a lot of rice here! Why don't you distribute it? What you do is a crime and a disregard for human life!"

    "Stop."

    The soldiers were troubled by the female students and didn¡¯t know what to do. The major in charge of the security of the refugee camp rushed over, pointed at a few victims who were holding rice and were about to leave, and shouted: "Why are you still standing there? Bring the rice back!"

    After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately held down several victims who were trying to escape.  When the students saw this, they immediately came up to obstruct him, while the soldiers immediately pushed the opponent away with guns drawn to prevent them from getting closer.  When Hu Shi saw this, he quickly rushed forward and laid out his theory about the qualifications of a Peking University teacher. Seeing him come out to support the students, the students became even more emboldened and thought that the major was deliberately making things difficult for the victims and depriving them of food and taking advantage of the opportunity.  All kinds of shouts and curses disturbed the queue. Seeing that trouble was about to happen if there was more trouble, the assistant quickly looked at Zhan Tianyou: "Minister, do you want"

    Zhan Tianyou shook his head.  Free education in the Republic of China had just begun, and even the earliest in Southwest China was only seven years old.  Therefore, most of these students are still the sons of officials and merchants. They have stayed in the ivory tower for too long!  They did not understand the real situation of the country at all, so Hu Shicai was praised highly by them, and they frequently criticized national policies.

    The major in charge of the camp did not dare to use force, but he was afraid of making things worse, so he gritted his teeth and fired a warning shot into the sky.

    The crisp sound of gunfire caused the pushing and fighting to suddenly stop, and patrolling soldiers and victims also gathered around. Many victims thought someone was robbing food, so they spontaneously picked up sticks and rushed over to protect them. The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

    Upon seeing this, Hu Shi quickly stood up and smoothed things over: "I'm Hu Shi, a teacher at Peking University. I'm very sorry, but my students are too excited. But you shouldn't withhold food! The victims of the disaster are in poor health, and they should be fed to avoid getting sick.  "

    Seeing that the situation was finally stabilized, the major quietly wiped his sweat, inserted his gun, walked up to Hu Shi, saluted and said: "This old man??, you should take care of your students!  The northwest is in chaos now. Please don't cause trouble to the country. As for whether it is sufficient, we follow the regulations. I dare not say that in other places, but no one here dares to deduct one tael of disaster relief food!  "

    "Nonsense, you said there was no deduction! Even one person can't eat enough in such a small bamboo tube. Don't be afraid, uncle, get more. If they dare to deduct more, I will tell my father and let the people from the newspaper come and expose them all.  ." The female student who was still clutching the rice spoon in her hand seemed to have a good family background. As she spoke, she kept stuffing rice into the bowl of a middle-aged man holding a child in front of her, without taking the major or the soldier seriously.  thing.

    But what was unexpected was that this middle-aged man in a neat blue shirt poured a full bowl of rice back into the rice bag, then grabbed a handful of rice about the same size as a rice tube and put it into the bowl.  This strange behavior surprised several students. They all thought that he was afraid of the soldiers' power, and they all yelled at him to get more, even if it would be fine.

    After the man got his share, he handed the bowl to his son, patted his head, and told him to go back first. Then he stepped forward and saluted Hu Shi with clasped fists: "I am Chen Biao, a teacher at the primary school for victims of the disaster here. Thank you to Teacher Hu and all your classmates."  We all understand. Thank you everyone, but we really can¡¯t take more of this food.¡±

    "Why?" The female student was puzzled.

    Teacher Chen Biao shook his sleeves.  Si Tiaoli slowly picked up the excess and pointed at the rice warehouse: "After the disaster last year, every household ran out of food. The number of victims gathered here is now no less than one hundred thousand! There are millions more heading west.  Opening its mouth and crying for food! It's only April now. Sowing in this place will have to wait until the end of May, and harvesting food will have to wait until September. We people still have five full months to endure! If we finish the relief food early, we will go there again.  What should we eat? Is it grass roots, tree bark or Guanyin soil? Or should we follow the example of the Qing dynasty, which changed its children to eat each other every time there was a disaster? We are already homeless, and the central government rescues us. Food and cotton clothes are sent from all over the country.  This is already a great favor, how can we be greedy? I would rather eat less every day than become a homeless man wandering in the wilderness after three days of full meals."

    Teacher Chen Biao¡¯s words were very light.  The movements are gentle and slow, but the words convey the freedom and arrogance of traditional Chinese literati.  Tell the students that disaster relief food is not unlimited. If it is eaten early, it may only lead to the spread of greater famine later.

    When people around heard this, they all expressed their willingness to eat less. Even the victims who wanted to take advantage of the situation and walked away with the rice in their hands blushed and took the initiative to pour the extra rice back into the rice bag, and walked out of the crowd in despair.

    Hu Shi was stunned, and the students' faces suddenly turned red. They only thought about feeding the victims, but they forgot that the relief food was also limited.  Even if there is still grain shipped from the southeast, millions of mouths will have to wait until the grain harvest comes in at the end of September.  We still don¡¯t know how much manpower and specialized vehicles will be used.

    Zhan Tianyou smiled after seeing this. He turned his attention to Leng Jie and the others who had not participated in the small commotion. He walked over and patted them with a smile: "This is the answer you want. National construction is not empty talk, it requires everyone  Everyone has made an effort! I just heard in the car that you were going abroad soon, right? Seize this opportunity and hope to see you come back in a few years to build our country together with us and these citizens.  Everyone will have no worries about food and clothing, and we will become a truly great country!"

    Leng Jie¡¯s eyes were slightly red.  Nod vigorously.

    "I'm leaving! Don't be discouraged, boys, keep going west. After the disaster, you will see beauty and hope." Zhan Tianyou finally pointed to the west, said goodbye to everyone, took his assistants and technicians, and rode into the vastness.  Qinling Mountains.

    What will happen to the west?  Leng Jie looked at his retreating figure, his newly cooled heart burning again.

    The west that Zhan Tianyou refers to is Xinjiang and East Kazakhstan where immigrants are gradually increasing.  Especially in East Kazakhstan, after the Shanghai communiqu¨¦ officially announced the return, hundreds of thousands of refugees were forcibly resettled here. Coupled with the Chinese businessmen who were gradually withdrawn from Russia, the former remote Karakum town has changed drastically.  It also solved the manpower shortage problem that plagued the local area.  Construction of the Northwest Ring Railway has been stepped up, and the simple narrow gauge has been laid southward from here to Suiye and is extending to Andiyan.

    As the support point of the northwest defense, the Karakum Fortress has finally entered a period of rapid construction. A large amount of materials were transported from the mainland to Barnaul via the Baoku Railway, and then transported here via narrow gauge connections.  According to the military reform draft, the Ministry of National Defense officially decided to establish a northwest circular defense belt.  This defensive belt includes seven cities: Irkutsk, Sayan Mountains, Karakum, Aksu (the dividing line between Zhambul and Almaty in the southern section of Lake Balkhash), Suiye, Andijan, and Gorno (Kyrgyzstan)  There are more than 1,000 main fortresses, large and small auxiliary fortifications, and 11 airports.  It was planned that the entire defensive belt would be completed before 1933, becoming the first gate to stabilize the northwest.

    Many Chinese shops have appeared in the fortress city, mainly for sale facing the Kazakh grassland.??Iron tea, mainly wool and fur goods.  A small industrial zone has also been built on the bank of the Ayaguz River to the east. There are not only metallurgical plants, cement plants, small steel plants and thermal power plants and other supporting fortress-built factories, but also several leather and woolen processing plants.  factory.  The lead, zinc and copper mines left by Russia in the Kalba Mountains in the north have also resumed production and can provide at least 10,000 tons of finished products to the country every year.  In addition, Murong Han also took advantage of Dutov's actual control to sign an agreement to develop the Karaganda large-scale manganese ore. According to his idea, he would get it first and then discuss it with Moscow in the future when negotiations continue.

    Compared with Beihai Province (Irkutsk), which took the lead in stabilization, several front-line border areas facing Russia, such as the newly divided Ulyasutai Province and Zhaisampo, are still not peaceful and need to ensure that they are at peace with each other at all times.  Domestic contacts.  However, because it is too far away from Nanjing, the radio is often interrupted, so the telegraph operator came up with the idea of ??moving the radio receiver to a reconnaissance balloon, so people living here can see the fortress hanging over the city as long as they open their eyes.  A giant floating balloon.

    As soon as Leng Jie and other students entered the fortress city, they were attracted by its prosperity and huge scale. However, the excited students did not know that a series of footsteps as fast as drum beats had once again broken the peace in the northwest.

    The adjutant knocked hard on the door of Wu Peifu's office, stood at attention and saluted and brought the important order from Nanjing: "Report, urgent call from the commander-in-chief! We are required to immediately implement the plan to return eastward!"

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