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Text Chapter 608 Jinnah¡¯s Envy

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    In April, the northwest has passed through the harsh winter, and the melodious sound of camel bells has awakened this magnificent land.

    Thousands of camel caravans from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan converged on the small Andijan Basin from all directions.  As the most fertile plain in Central Asia, Andijan is the largest granary in this land.  In addition to food, there is also kerosene needed for lighting, gasoline needed for vehicles, and various commodities and groceries continuously imported from the mainland from the Northwest Central Railway. These are necessary daily necessities.

    After a great war, the former ruler, the Russian Empire, fell into civil war. It took a hundred years for the re-emerging China to embrace this place. When the people living here thought about the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago, they also secretly looked at the return of the Tang Dynasty.  China.  The China I came back to this time was very different.  First, in order to eliminate Russian influence, the largest forced expulsion in history was carried out. Nearly one million immigrants who came with the Russian colonists were expelled, and then millions more immigrants were brought in from the country to fill the vacuum.

    In addition to immigrants, they also built railways and highways, built bridges, set up factories, set up electric wires on high mountains and ridges, and gradually established the northwest civil government and implemented a strict northwest household registration system.  In the past five years, in addition to oil refineries, a series of factories such as metallurgy, coal mining, cement, wool spinning, brewing, etc. have also appeared. The most unbelievable thing is that they also implement free education. No matter what ethnic group they are, as long as they have household registration, their children  You can read for free.

    Butall educational textbooks and languages ??are Han Chinese.

    The cold cracks of the plateau scraped across Jinnah¡¯s cheeks, making his face turn red.  In front of him and the accompanying delegation was the Khujand National Boundary Monument.  This is the middle section of the southwest entrance of the Andijan Basin. There are mountains on both sides of the north and south sides. The terrain is narrow and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has been regarded as the throat of the basin since ancient times.  This is now also the boundary of Andijan Province specified in the "Shanghai Communique". A huge boundary monument several meters high reminds people that crossing here means entering the Chinese border.

    Jinnah did not take the Congling Ancient Road but chose to enter the country here because he heard that Andijan has changed dramatically and wanted to come and see it.  Now the first sight shocked him.

    On the mountain ridge on the north side, the defenses visible to the naked eye are very clear, and a navy-type triple 305mm heavy artillery can even be vaguely seen in the distance.  Through nearby tribes and mullahs.  Jinnah already knew that this was just a point in the Andijan Fortress Group. From here on, this important passage, which was only 50 kilometers long and 12 kilometers wide, had several such defensive fortresses on both sides.  It is clear that China is not only gaining a foothold here, but also gradually strengthening its military control capabilities.

    The soldiers at the border checkpoints are all from the National Guard and rotate every two years.  It is very hard to guard the border. Fortunately, the train has reached Andiyan behind, and the local provincial government has also used domestic immigrants to build a road from Andiyan to here.  However, compared with Siberia in the north, although Andiyan is far away from home, life is not difficult because it is rich in food products.

    Knowing Jinnah¡¯s visit, Northwestern Military Control Commissioner Murong Han flew here from Urumqi early in the morning and personally prepared several wheeled armored vehicles to welcome him.  After the convoy entered the plains, Jinnah first felt as if he had arrived on the European plains.  Because you can see mechanical tractors farming everywhere, including large crawler tractors, small ones for personal use, and models that hang small buckets and run on the road like cars.

    "Mr. Murong, how many tractors are there here?"

    Murong Han was also secretly sizing up Jinnah.  This man is very famous in Central Asia and India.  Together with Nehru, they are known as the two heroes of India, but they offended many Muslim radicals because they followed Gandhi and engaged in non-violent cooperation.  But according to intelligence, he did not really want to engage in a non-violent movement, but because the Indian Muslims were very weak, he had to follow Gandhi and find a way to defeat them first.  This person is very important to the stability of Central Asia, and even Yang Qiu has paid special attention to him many times.  So he did not hide anything: "There are about 20,000 tractors of various types in Andiyan, and about 5,000 trucks. They can help improve production efficiency, increase land output, and provide food for more people.

    Jinnah took a deep breath. He really didn¡¯t expect that there were so many tractors in Andijan. On the contrary, there were not so many mechanical farming equipment in the entire Indian plains!  If calculated based on this figure, wouldn't the number of tractors in China be several million?

    Seeing him so surprised, Murong Han laughed: "Mr. Jinnah, you have misunderstood. Although our country has won the victory and regained its territory, its economic strength cannot be compared with Europe and the United States. The reason why it is so much is because the Vice President is very concerned about the northwest."  People's lives, we deliberately prioritize the supply. Starting from Jiayuguan, there are currently a total of 150,000 tractors and 350,000 trucks in the northwest provinces. It seems like a lot, but it is actually less than the annual output of the United States. We are working hard to increase the proportion of machinery production, Andiyan,  Vehicle factories are already being built in Urumqi, Almaty, Beihai and Chita, and it is expected that the national tractor output will reach 150,000 and 350,000 vehicles of various types this year."Murong Han spoke modestly, but in the ears of Jinnah and the Indian Muslim delegation, he was filled with envy. Especially when he heard that Andiyan would soon start producing tractors and vehicles, his eyes suddenly lit up. Doesn't this mean that they can also improve the Muslims?  Is there a problem with regional planting technology being backward?

    ¡°I¡¯m really surprised, you created a miracle.¡±

    "Miracle? No, no" Murong Han waved his hands repeatedly: "The rapid development of the northwest relies on our country's superior human resources. Millions of builders work hard here every year. Among them, the Vice President's  His full support has a lot to do with it. It was he who secured an annual construction fund of 1 billion from Nanjing and ordered the garrison to join the construction. He also funded the Northwest Education Foundation with his own money to help children who were unable to go to school because of poverty and recruited teachers from the mainland.  Hereof course we still have many difficulties, national integration takes time, there are still conflicts in many places, and a large number of troops and guards need to be stationed to maintain public security, but we believe it will gradually get better."

    In his eloquent words, Murong Han showed Jinnah a complete northwest.  The delegation was secretly alarmed by the central government's annual appropriation of 1 billion. They must know that the northwest region is still under military control, and its own tax revenue is used for construction without having to pay to the central government.  Although it is not much, there is still 200 million yuan every year, which means that the northwest can get 1.2 billion construction funds every year.

    What is the concept of this money?  Jinnah knew best. This meant that Yang Qiu would keep at least 5 British Far East fleets in the northwest every year, or that the annual investment would be more than the total British industrial and commercial tax revenue!  This intensity is really unimaginable.  It also made him sigh secretly, feeling a little discouraged thinking about the situation in India today: "I very much agree with your words. The power of 400 million people standing up is really huge."

    Murong Han smiled knowingly: "Our country's population advantage is unmatched by European and American countries, but this does not include India. I heard that India also has a population of 300 million. I believe that under your leadership, it will soon become rich and beautiful."  .¡±

    India does have a population of 300 million, but can these 300 million be compared with China?  No matter how decadent the Manchu government was during the Qing Dynasty, it was still one of the richest governments in the world. After the Revolution of 1911, the country became independent, politically stable, and the "Shanghai Communique" regained the territory.  Surrounded by him and willing to obey his orders.

    On the other hand, Indiais still just a colony.

    In Jinnah's thoughts, the motorcade slowly drove towards Andijan.  Because the road was not that good, and to give them a better sense of the changes, they drove 240 kilometers for five hours before arriving in Andiyan City.  After entering the city, everyone seemed to have entered a giant construction site. There were factories and residential areas under construction everywhere, especially the five-story conjoined cement and steel apartments, which left a deep impact on Jinnah.  From Murong Han, we learned that this kind of apartment was developed when millions of Russian refugees were accepted. Now it has been extended to all cities and new immigrant towns. There are also supporting boiler heating plants at regular intervals in the northwest and northeast cold zones.  The advantage is that it can save space and facilitate central heating. The disadvantage is that the consumption of cement and steel is relatively large, and the initial investment in municipal pipes and other equipment is relatively large.

    Through the introduction, he also learned that Andiyan now has a total of 11.7 million registered permanent residents, of which 4.3 million are Han immigrants. It has become the largest Han immigrant area in the northwest, with more than 400 junior high schools, primary schools, and 7 technical schools.  Ye also built the first university in the northwest.  Railways and airports have been built, and construction of hydropower stations and other facilities has also begun.

    Jinnah was indeed attracted by this scene of vigorous construction.  With petrochemical industry, steel and other metal smelting and processing, coupled with developed agriculture, given Yang Qiu another 10 years, I am afraid that Andiyan, which used to be chaotic and turbulent in the past, will become the richest region in Central Asia.  What makes him slightly dissatisfied is that Yang Qiu promotes all-Chinese education. From teachers to teaching materials, all are in Han nationality language, which means that local language and culture will be gradually marginalized.

    But he didn¡¯t ask much. Every country has its own development path. It¡¯s reasonable for Yang Qiu to want to integrate the northwest in this way. Besides, his trip is to deepen relations with China, not to interfere in other people¡¯s internal affairs.  It was precisely because he saw the development of Andiyan that he became more eager to go inland immediately to see the development there. He couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Murong, when will the train leave?"

    "The plane will take us to Urumqi tomorrow morning, and then we can take the train and take the Longhai Line to Wuhan in two days. The vice president is already waiting for you there." After Murong Han told the plan, Jinnah was a little confused: "According to me  I know that it is 3,000 kilometers from Urumqi to Wuhan. Can we get there in 2 days?¡±

    "Ha ha"

    The laughter puzzled Jinnah and other Indian Muslim League officials. Murong Han quickly said: "Look, I forgot to mention it. This train is a high-speed train that our country is testing, and it is very fast."

    &nbsp"High-speed train" Jinnah was defeated again. Unexpectedly, China, like Europe and the United States, had begun to study high-speed trains

    (To be continued)

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