After Witte agreed on the construction of the "Monument to the Loyal Soul", he began to report to Petersburg, and then Tsar Nicholas II sent a telegram approving the incident, and at the same time promoted Witte to Major General of the Guards, and appointed him as the special envoy of the Russian Empire to the Far East, responsible for coordinating the handling of the diplomatic and military affairs of the Qing State, Korea, and Japan, and responsible for the construction of the Eastern Railway in the territory of the Qing State. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After receiving a telegram from Werther, Nicholas II consulted with the Minister of Finance, that is, Werther's uncle, and other cabinet ministers, and decided to change the Liaodong Lease in Manchuria to Kwantung Prefecture and become a state directly under the Russian Empire, so Witte became the first governor of Kwantung Prefecture, of course, there are two words "acting" in front, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Prefecture Army and Commander of the Kwantung Prefecture Detachment of the Pacific Fleet.

Regardless of the "acting" or what, now Werther's position in the Far East is very transcendent, the rank of Witte is only a major general, but in the Pacific Fleet, even Alekseev, the commander-in-chief who has always been arrogant and arrogant, has to put away his arrogance; As for the Russian envoys in Peking and Tonkin, they had to report to Witte whenever they were important, and then obtain authorization to act; In addition, because of his status as a special envoy to the Far East, Witte was able to meddle in the local affairs of other parts of the Russian Far East, including the Amur Region, the Primorsky Province, the Trans-Baikal Province, and the Kamchatka Province.

When Werther had just received such a telegram, the nervousness in his heart naturally went without saying, because he was not yet 30 years old, but he had such authority, which was the most envied of all, and these people would certainly continue to stumble on themselves in order to get themselves down.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Witt was not worried, because he still had two sharp swords in his hand - the General Intelligence Directorate and the "Red Group". As long as these two swords are still in their hands, then those who want to make themselves look good are probably the first to hang up, whether it is the General Intelligence Bureau or the "Red Group", their pervasiveness, their means are repeated, there are thousands of ways to make these people completely disappear from the earth, including their families, although cruel, but this is the reality.

Now that he has become the nominal governor of the Kwantung Prefecture and the de facto governor of the Far East, of course Witte has to do something, otherwise wouldn't he be a dumb official? On this day, Witte brought the officials of the Kwantung Prefecture and the main personnel of the army and navy to the city of Arthur, and Kolchak, who knew that he was not at all implicated in the Dubasov incident, had been promoted to captain at this time, and had become an important staff officer by Werther's side, which was all due to Werther.

"Your Excellency the Governor, this street is Arthur's main street, the location is very good, and there is still the foundation of the past, so after consulting with the officials of the General Staff and the Governor's Palace, I unanimously decided to make this the main street of the new city in the future." Kolchak pointed to the street in front of him and said carefully.

Witt looked at the surrounding ten-mile-long houses and shops and asked, "What about these houses?" ”

Zagoev, who has become the chief of staff of the Kwantung Prefecture Governor's Office, came out and said: "We will buy these houses by way of market redemption, and then remove all these old houses and rebuild them." ”

"No, it's too costly, what if someone doesn't want to relocate? Do you want to send troops? Witt shook his head and said, "We have just eased our relationship with the local Qing people, and we can't let the conflict re-intensify." Let's go over there. ”

In Witt's memory, later generations of Lushun Russians did not choose to demolish this neighborhood, but chose to rebuild a neighborhood with a strong Russian style in the west. Witte and his group of officials crossed what the locals called the "Dragon River", but Witt gave the river the Russian name "Katyusha", and once again Witt's bad taste exploded.

"I think it's good here." "This flat land is backed by Mount St. John's (the green hills) and the Katyusha River, facing the sea, and the small village seems to have few people, and the price of land is not high, so it is possible to build a new neighborhood here." ”

Now that His Excellency the Governor has decided on the location, everyone has praised the location of the place. Witt asked Kolchak, "What's the name of this place?" ”

Kolchak checked the map he had with him and said: "This place is called 'Sun Valley' by the Qing people, and according to the data, there are 6 households in Sun Valley. ”

"Sun Trench?" "It's a good name, and in the future, this street will become the busiest and most prosperous street in Lushunkou - Sun Street." ”

While everyone was still praising the name of the street that had not yet appeared, Witte said: "There can't be only one Arthur in the entire Kwantung region, Arthur is necessary as a military port, but we also need to build a commercial port to prosper the local economy, this commercial port will become the busiest port in the entire Far East, and he will connect with the Trans-Siberian Railway, and transport the resources of the Kwantung Prefecture and even the entire Far East back to Russia as quickly as possible." ”

"Vasilyevich, where else can be a suitable port nearby, besides Port Arthur?" After Witt finished speaking, he asked Kolchak again.

Kolchak took out the chart near Arthur from his briefcase and looked at it carefully, and said, "Your Excellency, the map shows that there is a place called 'Dalian Bay' in the northeast of Arthur, which is very suitable for building a port. This area is a large area suitable for large merchant ships and cruise ships, and although it is not as dangerous as Arthur, it is very suitable as a commercial port. ”

"Bring me the charts and I'll take a look." Witt said.

Kolchak took the chart and pointed to a place on it and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, this is it." ”

Witt looked at the location of the chart, and sure enough, it was the Dalian in his memory, but at this time, the land part of the chart was only marked by a few villages near the sea. After looking at the charts, Witte said: "It's a little late today, and tomorrow we'll take a boat over and take a closer look, and if we can, it will become the largest Russian commercial port in the Far East." After speaking, Witt said to Kolchak: "Vasilyevich, you inform the navy and let them send someone to immediately go over and make a detailed survey of the waters near Dalian Bay. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" Kolchak replied.

Early the next morning, Witte took Kolchak and Zagoev to Dalian Bay on the navy armored cruiser "Kornilov", and looked at the open water and the magnificent scenery of the water and sky in the distance from the warship. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." Kolchak replied, "In the records of the Qing Beiyang Naval Division, two forts were built here for defense. According to the maritime records of the Qing Dynasty, the coastline of Dalian Bay is 72 kilometers long, 8 nautical miles long from east to west, and the water area is 40 square kilometers. The average water depth is 15 meters, and the deepest depth is 35 meters. The average flow speed in the bay is 2 knots, and the tidal range is 3~4 meters, which is a regular half-day tide. As he spoke, Kolchak also pointed to the three islands looming in different positions behind him and said: "The small island facing the harbor is Xiaoshan Island, and to the south of it are Ershan Island and Dashan Island. ”

Witt looked at it carefully and said: "If there is no mistake according to the maritime records of the Qing Kingdom, this is indeed a good port, but from a defensive point of view, the sea area here is too open, and it is too risky as a military port, which is probably the reason why the Qing Kingdom chose Arthur to build a military port." ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, this is indeed the first reason why the Qing Navy built a port in Arthur. After all, Arthur's main channel only allows one ship to pass, and the main channel is very close to the two sides of the strait, after the construction of the fort, defensive artillery fire can completely block the enemy ship in the main channel, sinking an enemy ship, the main channel will be blocked, and other ships will not be able to enter. Kolchak analyzed.

After hearing this, Witt said: "There are pros and cons. As soon as the enemy captures the battery by land, our ships will become targets for the enemy and will not be able to retreat. After you go back, you have to come up with a plan with the General Staff as soon as possible, we must strengthen the defense of the rear of Arthur's battery, in addition, we must also build a reserve military port in Dalian Bay, which I am afraid will become an important base of our Imperial Russian Navy in the Far East in the future. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." Kolchak replied.

Witt pointed to the distant land and asked, "What is the name of the village on that land?" ”

"Green mud puddles." Kolchak replied.

Witt shook his head and said, "This will become an important city for our Russia in the Far East, and in the future it will be called Darny, the land of hope for the 'far land'." ”

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