When Yi Ketanga heard Zhang Yi's words, he sighed and said: "I can see what it can do, one is that my position is low, I am just a Jilin general, and I have no right to speak in the court; Second, the population of the entire Jilin is only more than one million now, and in the remote corners, even if I want to make every effort to govern the country rich and strengthen the army, there is nowhere to show it, not to mention that I am just a martial artist, and I can still fight with soldiers. Make every effort to strengthen the army, hehe, it's easy to say, it's too difficult to do, it's too difficult! I don't have the talent of Wen Zhenggong and Li Zhongtang, and now I don't have the same sharpness as you. ”

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and said, "Lord Yaoshan, I can't hide it, this official came here for this matter this time. Want to live in the Qing Dynasty, the national treasury is empty, once the army is in battle, we can't even get the military salary, how can we defend the territory, now Tsarist Russia is building the Trans-Siberian Railway, in order to be able to quickly transport soldiers by railway, to achieve a rapid movement of large-scale troops from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, once the plan of Tsarist Russia is realized, our northeast will be in danger; There is also Japan, only last year Japan plundered nearly 10 million taels worth of gold, silver and materials from Korea, and North Korea's resources were continuously sent back to Japan, and the little devils are recuperating. There is not much time left for the three eastern provinces, and even if such a thing is reported to the imperial court, it will be difficult for the imperial court to come up with an effective countermeasure, so it can only rely on

We, the Xinjiang ministers, have figured out our own way, to be honest, I, Zhang Yi, don't want to be a slave to the country, let alone a sinner of the country who ceded land and paid compensation, what should I do? We can only work our own! ”

Listening to Zhang Yi's words, his heart was surging, Zhang Yi and a Han man have such an awareness, hoping that the whole army will defend the Manchu Dynasty through military force, not to mention that he is an authentic flag man born with a yellow flag?

Yi Ke Tang A said slowly: "Lord Jianzhi, what plan do you have in mind, although you say it, you are the future pillar of our Qing Dynasty, and there are countless gullies in your chest, so don't play hide and seek with the lower officials, as long as it is conducive to the eternal stability of our Qing Dynasty, Yi Ke Tang A will follow you!" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "Lord Yaoshan, what I want to do is to promote Fengtian's new policy to Jilin and Heilongjiang!" Anyway, now the provinces in Guannai are overcrowded and too many people are displaced, so we will recruit all the displaced people to the three provinces, so that the population of Jilin and Heilongjiang will reach 8 million and 6 million respectively within three years, and after three years, the population of Fengtian will also reach 20 million, and if the three eastern provinces have a population of 30 million, then we will at least have sufficient troops and tax sources, and we will have the foundation for reorganizing and strengthening the army. ”

Yiketanga hesitated: "My lord, your idea is indeed good, but to attract the people, you need a lot of real money, now Jilin Province's annual finance is only more than one million taels, Heilongjiang year's financial is less than one million taels, there is no money, how can we attract the displaced people."

Uncultivated? ”

Zhang Yi replied: "You don't have to worry about this, I will transfer two million taels of silver from Fengtian every year to support you in Jilin and Heilongjiang, first of all, to start the policy of benefiting the people!" ”

Iktanga was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Haha, with the support of the general, then I won't be worried." ”

Zhang Yi said: "Not only the policy of benefiting the people, but also the defense, Lord Yaoshan, you should have a deep understanding of the defense of Jilin and Heilongjiang for a long time, and please tell me in detail about the defense of the two provinces." ”

Yi Ketang thought for a moment and replied: "My lord, most of the troops in Jilin and Heilongjiang are brought out by the lower officials, and now Jilin has more than 23,000 soldiers, and Heilongjiang has more than 18,000 soldiers, and the two sides together exceed 40,000, but only my main town border army can still have a certain combat power, and the others can only maintain local security." ”

Zhang Yi asked, "Lord Yaoshan, how many troops are there in the town border army now?" ”

Yi Ketanga replied: "Now Heilongjiang and Jilin have a total of more than 14,000 people in the border army, but the army has always had empty salaries, I think if the army goes out to vacate, there should be more than 11,000 people." ”

Zhang Yi smiled bitterly: "Lord Yaoshan, if it is really Tsarist Russia, do you think that with just these 10,000 troops, you can withstand Tsarist Russia for a few days?" ”

Iktanga's face changed, and he said, "Lord Jianzhi, what do you mean by this? ”

Zhang Yi said: "Lord Yaoshan, this official has no other meaning, to be honest, you think that if Tsarist Russia sends 20,000 troops into the Kou, your town border army can resist."

How long to stay? ”

Iktanga muttered: "My lord, if there are really 20,000 Tsarist Russian troops in Koubian, I am afraid that the Zhenbian army of Xiaguan will be completely defeated if it cannot support it in seven days, after all, Heilongjiang is not guarding the town now, and the Heilongjiang General Enze is old, frail and sickly, and it is difficult to command the battle." ”

Zhang Yi smiled bitterly again, and said in his heart, what does the imperial court think, Heilongjiang is close to Tsarist Russia, the most important thing is that it sent an old man to guard it, isn't it child's play.

Zhang Yi said helplessly: "So, Lord Yaoshan, I want to fully integrate the armies of the three provinces, unify the defense of the three provinces, and ensure the security of the three provinces, and it is no longer realistic to fight separately." My army in Mukden is the main force in the Korean War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and there is no doubt about its combat effectiveness, and now the first batch of graduates of the Mukden Military Academy will also graduate next year, and I plan to transfer some of the elite and backbone of the Mukden army to supplement the armies in Jilin and Heilongjiang, and according to the methods of the Western-style army, I will reorganize and train the army from the new, and comprehensively renovate the military system to prepare for possible wars in the three eastern provinces in the future. Iktanga was taken aback and said, "My lord, I know that the imperial court has given you the power to oversee the military and political affairs of the three provinces, but the matter is very big, and such a big matter needs to be played by the imperial court, and we can only implement it with the court's permission." Otherwise, once the court is in turmoil, the adults will be really passive at that time, but I don't know that this joint impeachment will be even more powerful! Zhang Yi smiled slightly: "It's okay, Lord Yaoshan, have you forgotten that Lafayette and the emperor gave me the right to train the new army.

And I also promised the court that I don't want a tael of silver from the court, but to build a new army for the court. Besides, let's be dedicated to the country, even if there are some court discussions, what's the matter, as long as we have a clear heart. You can search for "King of Special Forces through the First Sino-Japanese War" in Baidu to find the latest update of this book!