Chapter 124 Ice City Anecdote
The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the autumn air is cool. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoStanding in front of Sophia's Church, Ge Yunfei looked at the strangely shaped church, with the "tent roof" and "onion head" roof with strong Russian style, and the familiar feeling came spontaneously, as if he was revisiting the old place. This church has been completed since 07, and its unique architectural style has become a Harbin Peugeot building. Ge Yunfei clearly remembers that the words of praise for Sophia's church were particularly incisive: magnificent and exquisite.
The façade of the church adopts a Latin cross layout, and the wall is made of clear water red bricks, giving people a sense of mystery and vicissitudes. There are 7 bronze bells on the bell tower of Sophia Church, which can strike 7 notes and play beautiful melodies, which can be described as unique and beautiful.
"Overseer, this church is so beautiful, let's go inside!" The two guards urged a little impatiently. "You've been in for a good time, but I'm not going in!" The scenery inside is familiar to Ge Yunfei, although time goes back a hundred years, but the things inside will not change. The two guards hurried into the church as if they were amnesty.
At this time, the church bell rings, like beautiful music beating the heart, which has a unique charm. Looking around the square in front of Sophia's door, looking at the foreigners with blond hair, blue eyes and high nose around him, I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. This city with a strong European style came into being with the preparation of the Middle Eastern Railway. After more than ten years of development, it has become an international commercial port city, with more than 100,000 foreigners living in the city, and more than 30 countries have set up consulates here.
At this moment, Ge Yunfei had mixed feelings, feelings of concern for the country came to his heart, and the sense of mission on his shoulders became heavier and heavier. After the Republic of China, it coincided with the deepening of the contradictions in the distribution of interests among the great powers, and they were about to fight a big fight, which was originally an opportunity for China to rise again. Although there are many wars in the country, there are more peacetime than wars.
After the Republic of China, the people's sense of family and country awakened, and if Japan had not launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, there was no doubt that China would have taken advantage of the opportunity of World War II to become a regional power in East Asia. It can be said that Japan stifled the pace of China's rise, so that the Chinese nation paid a greater price before it embarked on the journey of becoming a strong country after going through great dangers.
If the target is aimed at the Japanese in advance and a war against the Japanese on the Shandong Peninsula will make Japan, which has suffered a heavy price in the Russo-Japanese War, worsen its situation, curb the pace of Japan's rise, and shatter Japan's dream of invading China.
If you turn your gun on the Japanese, you will be labeled a "rebellious". Obviously, the politicians, bureaucrats, and elites at home will think that they have the audacity to provoke the Japanese and may cause the danger of "destroying the country," and they will consider themselves to be militants, and they will push the country into dire straits, regardless of the actual situation at home and abroad. The history of later generations has amply proved this, and it is possible to become a loner.
But the people will recognize their feats, and now they will use these two years to make a network and strive for alliances in wartime. Even if these people don't openly support themselves, they can sympathize with themselves and not waste their painstaking efforts. If they win a military victory, it will naturally give them confidence, and then lead them to raise the banner of anti-Japanese, which is the result that Ge Yunfei wants most. After the first strategic objective of the "war" against Japan was achieved, the second strategy was the northeast, and Harbin had to be used as a shelter.
Leaving Sophia's Church, Ge Yunfei entered the central street with two guards and paused in front of an inn called "Four Seas Inn". After confirming again, Ge Yunfei walked in. There were two people at the counter, one was Mr. Bill, and the other young student saw the guest and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Mr. is staying in the hotel?" "Yes, open me a triple room!" After a while, the shopkeeper led them up to the second floor and opened room 203. Xiao Er consulted the guests and prepared to leave.
"Man, please get your shopkeeper!" The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this, and said in a panic: "Sir, I don't know what the little one did wrong?" "Little brother misunderstood, I am a merchant, I am not familiar with life, I want to find your shopkeeper to understand the situation!" The guards took advantage of the situation and gave the shopkeeper a silver dollar. After a while, the shopkeeper walked in with the shopkeeper, and when he saw the shopkeeper, he was surprised and said, "Ge ??? Sir, how are you? In front of the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper had no choice but to address Mr.
"Shopkeeper Han, don't come unharmed, it's always good?" "Good! Booming business! The shopkeeper was a little flustered. This person's name is Han Qingsheng, who is in his 40s, and is a soldier of the early Zhaoyuan Gold Mine Mine Protection Team. Han Qingsheng sent the shopkeeper away: "Overseer, you scared me, why did you come to Harbin?" "I went to Qiqihar and returned after the errand, so I came here for a visit." Han Qingsheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, as for what Ge Yunfei was doing in Qiqihar, he had no right to ask.
"Since the Overseers have come to Harbin to play, their subordinates will accompany the Overseers to have a good time." "You've been coming to Harbin for a few years, four years. It's all thanks to the Overseers, and the subordinates are grateful. "Alright, don't be numb. Did Cheng go home? "I didn't expect to marry a yellow flower girl at the age of 40, and my son is already 3 years old. My house is across the street, do you go to the house as a guest? "My identity needs to be kept secret, understand?" "Overseer, my subordinates are glad to have forgotten about this stubble."
"How's the buying and selling?" According to the instructions of the shopkeeper, in addition to this inn, there is also a restaurant, a leather shop, and the profit is increasing every year. At the end of the year, a cloth village will be opened, and the shop has been selected and is being renovated. "Very well, tomorrow you will walk around with me and see what the charm of the little Paris of the East is." "Overseer, it's getting late, let's go to the restaurant for dinner, and our subordinates will pick up the dust for the Overseer." "I won't go to the restaurant, you can bring the wine and food to the inn." Ge Yunfei didn't want to show his face, so as not to expose his whereabouts.
After a night of silence, and after breakfast the next morning, the shopkeeper Han hired a Western carriage and began to tour Harbin. The carriage came to a lonely station, the rails glowing brightly in the reflection of the sun, and several rangers were beating the spikes to make their rounds. Ge Yunfei knew in his heart that this small station was Xiangfang Station, which was sparsely populated and desolate nowadays. "Overseer, according to the instructions of the treasurer, we have purchased the land around the station in the past two years, and the land area has reached 2,000 acres so far."
Ge Yunfei nodded and was very satisfied, "Overseer, my subordinates dare to ask, do you want to build a factory to buy so much land?" "Buying land near a railway line is a natural way to build a factory. Early next year, Dahua Group will come here to prepare for the construction of a machinery processing plant. "Nowadays, Dahua Group has the ability to expand, and now its headquarters has moved to Qingdao. Dahua Group is mainly led by light textiles. In order to build a group aircraft carrier, the next step is to emerge in the field of heavy industry.
To develop heavy industry, Harbin is undoubtedly the best location. Harbin's location advantages are obvious, railway transportation, resources, relatively safe environment, and far away from the center of domestic contradictions, all of which are one of the first choices. Although Harbin is controlled by the Russians, it can use the protection of the Russians to cover people's eyes, and with the weakening of the Russians' power in the Far East, it can completely achieve its own strategic goals. Next year, a machinery processing plant will be built in Harbin to serve the oil field and steel plant in the early stage.
Ge Yunfei's purpose is twofold: First, to ensure the smooth development of the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant and the Saltu Oilfield by using mechanical processing, and in turn to use the convenient conditions of steel and oil to develop the automobile industry in Harbin, and strive to build Harbin into the largest automobile city in the Far East within 10 years. If it succeeds in bringing down Japan, the future development of Tohoku will follow the "original" historical trajectory and become a heavy industry base, and the steel, coal, and oil that are indispensable for the development of heavy industry in Tohoku are uniquely blessed.
Second, using Zhang Zuolin to gradually gain control (military control) of Heilongjiang is the trend of the future. Because after Yuan Shikai's death, it was inevitable that China would enter the warlord secession. What will be the final outcome of the war against Japan will inevitably change the development trajectory of China and even the Far East. As for what kind of changes, I don't know, because it's a whole new history. It is his ultimate goal to deal with Japan with all his might, and the rest is a long-term strategy, and it is also his duty to leave a valuable wealth for the country and train a group of professional talents, regardless of whether he succeeds or fails.
"Overseer, why are you so focused?" Han Qingsheng couldn't help but ask when he saw Ge Yunfei's expression in a trance. Ge Yunfei woke up and smiled: "Some want to get into the wrong, let's go, let's take a look elsewhere." When he came to the riverside wharf, he looked at the empty river and asked, "Isn't there a shipping company in Harbin?" "No, once in a while, Russian lads come in on a ship." "Is there a shipyard by the river?" "Yes, most of them make wooden boats." "Shopkeeper Han, I'll buy a few steam boilers and ship them here."
"You set up an inland waterway transportation company, build two wooden steam passenger and cargo ships, and open up a route on the Songhua River for transportation. This is a golden waterway, and we have to get ahead of it. In the future, you will buy a shipyard and build steel ships. "Overseer, my subordinates have been doing small business, I'm afraid it will be difficult to carry the weight." "Shopkeeper Han, let me ask you how the restaurant is run?" "I hired the second shopkeeper to take care of the restaurant." "It's a principle to build a shipyard and engage in transportation and run a restaurant."
"Overseer, where am I going to find such a thing?" "You can recruit openly, I'll give you the right to do it boldly!" "The Overseer is so important, his subordinates are determined to be on the ground." Ge Yunfei stayed in Harbin for five days. These 5 days are 5 days of rebirth for Han Qingsheng. Ge Yunfei's "business genius" is like a god descending from heaven to let him completely broaden his horizons. For example, Ge Yunfei said that Harbin has become an international commercial port, and it is necessary to keep an eye on the pockets of foreigners and make money from foreigners.
Ge Yunfei suggested that the restaurant could be transformed into a Western-style restaurant, and a foreigner shopkeeper could be hired to take care of it, and his identity could only be manipulated behind the scenes. Ge Yunfei made a simple plan, which made Han Qingsheng suddenly. When Ge Yunfei left Harbin, he told him that within 5 years, Han Qingsheng would not have to hand over profits and would make every effort to build his own business group. Don't use suspicious people, don't use suspicious people. Everyone understands this principle, but not everyone can use it.