Chapter 97: Patrol (2)
Although the negotiations between East China and Russia only ended in April, East China had already established its own rule in most parts of the northeast and launched a war to suppress bandits, not only eliminating most of the bandit forces in the northeast, but also some local forces between officials and bandits, some of which, such as Zhang Zuolin, Feng Linge, Ma Longtan, etc., were contained by the People's Army and expanded their own forces. In addition, he also cleaned up some of the remaining bureaucratic and local traditional forces in the Qing court.
Although the remaining bureaucrats and local traditional forces of the Qing court were not reconciled, and they still wanted to bargain with East China and retain some power, East China did not give them this opportunity at all, and now East China was in a strong position, and it was not easy to say anything. Of course, it is impossible to remove the remaining bureaucrats and local traditional forces of the Qing court, and a considerable number of the remaining bureaucrats and local traditional forces of the Qing court who have chosen to submit are actually under the intention of temporarily submitting and waiting for the opportunity, but the goal is not to pose any threat to the rule of East China in the northeast. It can be said that East China now has absolute ruling authority in the northeast region.
Social order and production have been restored, the economy and commerce have naturally resumed development, and the governance and efficiency of East China are far more efficient and inexpensive than the Qing court, and several projects in the Second Five-Year Plan have also been carried out in the northeast region, which has also stimulated the local economic development, so on the whole, the northeast region has not only basically completely restored the pre-war social order and production, but the economy and commerce are more dynamic than before the war.
Qin Zheng's inspection plan is to first arrive in Harbin, and then along the Binzhou line of the Middle Eastern Railway, Binsui line to inspect Qiqihar, Harbin, Mudanjiang, Suifenhe, Vladivostok and other cities, this line is located in the northern region, is the least populated, the most desolate, the most backward in the northeast, in the old time and space, known as the "Great Northern Wilderness" area, the city is basically built along the railway line.
However, the patriarchs knew that the land in this area was fertile and rich in resources, and as long as it was developed, it would have great economic value, so before the end of the war, a development plan was drawn up, using the captives captured from Japan to open collective farms and carry out collective development. At this time, East China has established 18 farms in this area, each with a population of 3-40,000, all of which are managed by the army, of course, most of the farms are still in the construction stage, and have not been formally developed, and a farm of 3 or 40,000 people is not very easy to establish.
Qin Zheng not only inspected these cities, but also randomly selected 5 farms, because the establishment time is early and late, some farms are still under construction, but there are also farms that have basically completed the construction and started to develop, of course, mainly to carry out deforestation, drainage, construction of water conservancy facilities and land leveling and other work of supporting facilities for cultivation, but did not officially start farming. However, it is not so easy to develop the Great Northern Wilderness area. In the old time and space, China spent decades before and after the development of the Great Northern Wilderness, with more than 2 million immigrants, and after several generations of efforts, the "Great Northern Wilderness" became one of the main grain-producing areas of the "Great Northern Warehouse".
The operation of these farms inspected by Qin Zheng is basically normal, the mental state of the Japanese working on the farms is not bad, the motivation is also okay, and there are basically no escapers, of course, in this area, escaping from the farm is a wilderness, there are no people for dozens of miles, wild beasts are infested, and there is almost no way to live. And these Japanese people in Japan are basically at the bottom of the society, living in poverty, usually can't even eat enough, and are used to working, and the intensity of farm work is about the same as when they were in Japan, the management is not very strict, there are certain rewards for doing a good job, and can ensure that everyone is full, Bi Jing Huadong ** does not want to treat these Japanese as consumables, but long-term durable goods, so in addition to no freedom, other conditions are not much different from Japan. In some ways, even better.
Of course, the climate and environment of the Great Northern Wilderness are very harsh, the winter is cold and dry, dripping into ice, and the wind and snow are raging; in summer, there are groups of wild beasts, swamps are dense, and mosquitoes and flies are in arrays, but this is not unbearable for the Japanese who have experienced earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons all year round.
However, this harsh climate and environment led to a high mortality rate, at this time the farm died a total of more than 2,000 people, and with the development in full swing, the number of deaths may increase, but this is also a matter of no way, to develop in this climate and environment in the land, this is the price that must be paid, in the old time and space, when the Great Northern Wilderness was developed, a large number of deaths were also produced.
On the whole, Qin Zheng is still very satisfied with the work of the farm, according to this speed of development, after the end of the Second Five-Year Plan, the development work can basically achieve initial results, and lay a certain good foundation, and then gradually migrate here, further development, is expected in 20-30 years, although it does not reach the level of the crossing, but can also achieve significant results.
After finishing the inspection of the Binzhou Line and Binsui Line, Qin Zheng took the train south in Harbin to continue the inspection, and it was here that Qin Zheng received a special commodity that he ordered, 6 sled dogs that had just been born.
It turned out that after Luo Yue returned to Qingdao, he often told the children the battle stories in the Far East War at home, and once said that the sled dogs helped the troops to pull supplies, and the children just listened to them as fresh stories, but it aroused Zhou Weiying's interest, because she knew that this kind of sled dog was the husky dog called "Erha" in the old time and space. Although the husky has always been known for being cute, difficult to train, and dismantling the house, it is a very popular pet dog and is loved by adults and children.
In the old time and space, Zhou Weiying wanted to raise a husky, but at that time she was either in school or in the army, of course it was impossible to raise a dog, and listening to Luo Yue's words, she suddenly aroused this wish again, and now there are 5 children at home, and raising some pets can also give the children more playmates, of course, with the current conditions of Qin Zheng's family, it is absolutely affordable to raise a few huskies, and there is also a place. So Zhou Weiying contacted Qin Zheng and asked him to buy 5 or 6 little huskies back.
Qin Zheng has no objection to raising dogs, and raising some pets can also cultivate children's love and responsibility, which is beneficial to children's growth, of course, this is not a violation of principles, so he asked the garrison in Harbin to buy a few puppies.
Sled dogs are actually one of the trophies captured by the People's Army from the Russian army, a total of more than 1,000 were captured, and in the late East China ** raid on Boli and the capture of the Amur River Basin, the use of these sled dogs to assist the troops in pulling materials has played an important role, and also made the People's Army realize that these sled dogs still have a considerable role in pulling materials in the harsh climatic environment in the northeast and northeast, so they will also incorporate sled dogs into the official establishment of the army. On the one hand, they tried to buy more sled dogs from Russia to ensure the formation of a group, and the first batch of 500 sled dogs was bought.
In fact, there are many veteran officers in the Senate, as well as the veterans working in the Northeast are also very fond of huskies, and they have asked the army for dogs, and the troops simply marked the price, and if they want to raise dogs, they will buy them with money, and the price is not low, 1 sled dog is 300 silver dollars, which is much higher than the price of buying from Russia, of course, the money is nothing to the senators, so the person who bought the dog is not Qin Zheng alone, and now he has bought more than 20. However, Qin Zheng bought the most, and he bought 6 at once, and Bi Jing's family has many children. And this time, I took the train from Harbin and took it back along the way.
The age of these 6 puppies is 3-4 months, short legs, short mouths, Meng Dada is very cute, Qin Zheng is not a person who likes dogs, but he sees these puppies and likes them very much, so he took the puppies on the train, and handed the puppies to the accompanying female staff to take care of them, and left Harbin.
Then Qin Zheng took the train south along the Harbin-Dalian Line and successively inspected Changchun, Jilin, Siping, Tieling, Liaoyang, Lushun and other places. After going south, it entered the boundary of Liaoning Province, which is a relatively socially and economically developed area in Northeast China, so the content of Qin Zheng's inspection is not only social and economic, but also land restructuring. However, the northeast region is vast and sparsely populated, and the land contradiction is somewhat less relaxed than that in the Guannai, and even in Liaoning Province, which is the smallest and most populous, the proportion of yeoman farmers is much higher than that in the Guannai. On the one hand, this is of course due to the fact that there are few people and more land, but on the other hand, it is also due to the influx of a large number of immigrants from the Kanto region since the invasion of the Kanto region, and they have cultivated their own land, resulting in a large number of homesteaders, and the migration time is not long, so the situation of land annexation is not too serious.
However, there is not much land owned by yeoman farmers, and the quality of the land is relatively poor, because the good land has long been occupied by the original local forces in the northeast, and the land annexation in the northeast has never stopped, and there are still a large number of hired farmers, so the land distribution system in East China is still welcomed by the farmers and has won a lot of support from the people. Moreover, because the remaining bureaucratic and local traditional forces of the Qing court in the northeast have been greatly weakened, they basically have no ability to resist. And some local forces that took refuge in East China, such as Zhang Zuolin, Feng Linge, Ma Longtan and others, when they defected to the negotiations, East China had already explained to them that the land was to be taken away by East China, and they were only given appropriate compensation, so they had no objections.
Although some people have used this as a reason to instigate several people to unite against East China, and even rebelled, these people all understand that they are powerless to confront East China, and rebellion is to find death, and these things have been said a long time ago, and there is no reason to oppose them at this time, so they have not fallen for this hook.
Land reform has now been completed in most areas, and the rest will be completed in the next four to five months.