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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 325: Private Interview in Private Server

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    ? If we talk about the navy¡¯s local fleet, it is the key force in this war.  Then, the Army's Northeast Military Region and Northern Military Region are the decisive forces in land wars.  These two military regions are also the earliest military regions to change their uniforms besides the Capital Military Region.  Moreover, both Xiong Wu and Cai Yun visited these two military regions many times to ensure that these two military regions must improve their combat effectiveness as soon as possible to ensure that they can defeat their opponents in the upcoming war.  Especially the Northeast Military Region is a top priority.

    If the navy can destroy the Japanese navy first, then hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops will be trapped in the Japanese archipelago and unable to land on the Eurasian continent.  The army will face the Russian army.  Now, Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway has been built very quickly after receiving large loans from Britain and France, but it has now reached Ulan-Ude on the shores of Lake Baikal.  The railway built from Vladivostok to the west has also been built to Svobodny. According to this progress, it is entirely possible to complete the entire line in two years.  This is not good news for China.  Once the railway is opened to traffic, a steady stream of Russian soldiers will be able to be transported to the Far East via railway, which will increase the pressure on the Chinese Army.

    Although, according to the reports received from all sides, the entire empire is now at peace and prosperous under the leadership of the government.  However, Wang Yuze doesn't believe what is the actual situation and whether it is as good as what these people say.  In this regard, Chinese people always like to report good news but not bad news.  Although, Wang Yuze can be sure that things will be much better under the empire than under the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  But Wang Yuze doesn't know much about what it looks like specifically.  Therefore, Wang Yuze planned to take some time to see it in person.

    On August 30, Wang Yuze summoned Prime Minister Yang Hua and Minister of War Cai Yun, asking them to seize the time to actively prepare for war, while he planned to use two months to conduct private visits incognito.

    "Your Majesty, this is a critical moment for the empire. It wouldn't be a good idea for you to visit now, right?" Yang Hua immediately objected.  Everyone knows that the future war will be related to the national destiny of the empire. At this moment, how can Wang Yuze no longer sit in the capital?

    "The operation of the government has been on the right track, and I am very relieved. Besides, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy have always been responsible for military preparations, and they are doing a good job now. I don't need to worry about it anymore."  Wang Yuze said.

    "Your Majesty, where do you plan to inspect this time?" Cai Yun said.  The emperor went on tour, which was a big event.  Especially in terms of security, the army must make good arrangements.  If something unexpected happens, the empire's hard-won rise will be dealt a devastating blow.  As Cai Yun, who has been working hard for this dream since his days in Western Sichuan, he is absolutely unwilling to make any mistakes.

    "There is no need for the army to get involved in security matters. I will just bring a team of guards out!" Wang Yuze understood what Cai Yun meant and said quickly.  If everyone knew about it, then he would be doing nothing to inspect it!

    Yang Hua and Cai Yun couldn't help but frowned. Wang Yuze was planning to pay a private visit incognito!  Although the current empire is much stronger than that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it still has some flaws in some aspects.  There is no doubt that Wang Yuze's trip was specifically to see these things.  If this happens, it may cause turmoil in the imperial officialdom!

    "Let me tell you first, the news of my private visit this time must not spread. I want to see how the lives of the common people are like after the empire was established for almost three years." Wang Yuze said seriously.

    "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!" Both Yang Hua and Cai Yun knew that Wang Yuze had made up his mind, so they had no choice but to insist no longer.  They know the following things better than Wang Yuze.  However, if the water is extremely clear, there will be no fish. If you want to establish a completely clean officialdom, it will not be realized in a short time.  They just hope that the guys below are not so unlucky. If they hit the muzzle of the gun, they will be dead.

    "Your Majesty, where are you going this time? This way we can know your Majesty's movements and be able to contact him in time if anything happens!" Yang Hua said.

    "I will take the radio with me along the way! I plan to go to the Northeast to see it. On the one hand, the Northeast Military Region will be the main combat force in this war. In addition, the government's immigration policy has been carried out for three years.  I'll go see if it works." Wang Yuze said.  The Northeast region is vast and sparsely populated, which is very unfavorable for China's rule in this region.  Wang Yuze issued an order to strive for 20 million immigrants to the Northeast within five years to enrich these areas.  Now that three years have passed, he really wants to see how these immigrants are living.

    "Okay, Your Majesty, we understand. During this period, we will ensure that war preparations continue!" Yang Hua said.Wang Yuze moved quickly. Three days later, he took Wang Wei and hundreds of imperial guards to leave Beijing and boarded a train to Fengtian and Shenyang in the northeast.  In order not to attract other people's attention, their group was completely equipped by merchants.  At the same time, the hundreds of guards were divided into several groups, and there were only a dozen or so people following Wang Yuze.  But if something happens, they can assemble quickly.  After the army's payment operation was completed, there were no longer any major bandit forces in the entire empire.  Usually only in remote places, there are small groups of bandits.  They relied on the terrain to fight against the government and the army, but this was just a last ditch effort.  It is foreseeable that as the economy develops faster and faster and people's living standards continue to improve, the profession of banditry will soon disappear.  If it wasn't impossible to survive, who would be willing to live this kind of life?

    The Northeast Military Region is the largest military region besides the Capital Military Region and is responsible for garrisoning the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Fengtian and Rehe.  The units under its jurisdiction are the 3rd Division, the 13th Division, the 14th Division, the 21st Division, the 25th Division, the 46th Division, the 47th Division, and the 48th Division, a total of eight  Each division, plus the artillery brigade, cavalry brigade, guard brigade, engineering brigade, baggage brigade and military hospital hospital directly under the military region, the total strength exceeds 200,000.  Among them, the troops directly under the military region are stationed in Shenyang, the capital of Fengtian Province.  The 3rd and 13th Divisions were deployed in Heilongjiang, the 14th and 21st Divisions were deployed in Jilin, and the 25th and 46th Divisions were deployed on the Yalu River defense line.  The 47th Division was deployed in Rehe, and the 48th Division was deployed in Liaoyuan, north of Fengtian.  Once the war with Russia breaks out, they can quickly go north to provide support.

    After the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the empire opened up the confinement, allowing people from the Central Plains to enter the Northeast. Coupled with the government's large-scale immigration, the population of the Northeast increased rapidly.  At the same time, industry and commerce have achieved great development.  Local specialties such as ginseng and mink skins from the Northeast are shipped in large quantities to the customs for sale.  At the same time, coupled with the establishment of large-scale iron mines in Anshan and Benxi in Fengtian and the focus on the development of the steel industry, Fengtian heavy industry began to develop vigorously.  Coupled with the completion and opening of the railway network from Beijing to the Northeast, the empire's control over the Northeast has become more powerful.  Overall, everything is moving in a good direction.

    The train from Beijing to Shenyang takes twenty hours. Wang Yuze and the others boarded the train in the afternoon, and when they arrived in Shenyang, it was already noon the next day.

    As a large number of people go from inside the customs to do business or do other things outside the customs, almost every train leading to the outside of the customs is full.  In this complex environment, the protection of Wang Yuze is very difficult.  Although Wang Yuze, Wang Wei and twelve imperial guards were all in the same carriage, everyone still did not dare to relax at all.  Every guard must work hard to avoid dangerous situations.

    Wang Yuze, on the other hand, was chatting enthusiastically with other people heading to the Northeast.  Some of these people go to buy local specialties from the Northeast and then return to the customs to sell them.  In an era when the circulation of materials is extremely slow, such merchants can make a lot of money on every trip.  Most of the people are immigrants heading to the Northeast.  According to the policy issued by the government, each of the imperial citizens who voluntarily go to the Northeast, regardless of gender, old or young, can be allocated twenty acres of land.  In addition, each person can reclaim ten acres of wasteland.  For land allocated by the government, taxes will start to be paid after three years, while for wasteland reclaimed by oneself, taxes will only start to be paid after five years.  At the same time, the government will also distribute farm tools for free and provide farmers with loans to purchase cattle, seeds and other living supplies.  These preferential policies made landless and landless peasants in the empire flock to them.  Especially in the Loess Plateau area, after thousands of years of development, the land here has become barren. At the same time, due to the large population, there is a serious lack of land.  Going to the vast and sparsely populated Northeast is undoubtedly a very good choice for these poor farmers.

    China now has almost 500 million citizens. The lack of land has always been a very big problem for China.  In addition to immigrating to places with vast land and sparsely populated areas, we have to think of other ways.  Expanding outward is undoubtedly the most effective way.  The fertile areas of Southeast Asia, Australia, Southeast Asia and India are all very good choices.  Especially India, although its land area is less than half that of China, it has much more arable land than China.  These fertile lands are a complete waste in the hands of Indian Asan.  Wang Yuze even planned to move all the Indians in northern India to the south after defeating the British and capturing India, and immigrate a large number of people from China to India.  In this case, it will undoubtedly be able to effectively alleviate China's population pressure.

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