Feng Guozhang returned to the mainland with the first batch of troops to cross the sea, although he was relatively calm on the surface, but deep down he was still open, and under Jiang Baili's reminder, everyone realized that Feng Guozhang was now sixty-two years old. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Yes, sixty-two years old is indeed an advanced age in today's era, and no one will use it with confidence that an old guy with half of his body has been buried in the ground.

On the government's side, it's okay to say that there are a lot of people, and no matter which position is missing, one can be promoted immediately. But the situation on the side of the army is different, it is possible to do this in peacetime, but in wartime, no one dares to take this risk.

Officers at the commander level do not need to go to the battlefield, but they are no less busy than anyone else in their daily lives, and if they are not in good health, then the loss is not the loss of a position, but the entire group army will suffer a huge impact, what is the result of the chaos of command? Just look at the Japanese troops on the other side of Hokkaido.

It was not until this time that Feng Guozhang really realized that he was sixty-two years old, and even the emperor had grown from that hairy boy in his early twenties to the age of his establishment.

The empire grew very quickly, but time passed very quickly.

As a commander, Feng Guozhang's car naturally cannot be an ordinary military truck, but an enhanced version of the Zhonghua brand car, which is actually a car based on the Ford Model E, a car with a different name and logo, and turned into a domestic car.

A few cars, plus a dozen trucks full of soldiers, quickly headed towards Guangzhou, first driving on the muddy road for almost half a day, the convoy began to turn to a smooth cement road, and the speed of the convoy increased again.

At this time, the cement pavement was basically a national highway, and most of the people walking on it were people on foot, or people driving ox carts and horse-drawn carts, and the cars running on the road were either military or transportation companies, but of course, there were many factories and wealthy merchants.

When ordinary people see cars from afar, they will involuntarily move towards both sides of the road, and then wait for the cars to pass by before moving wildly.

Looking at the pedestrians who were rapidly reversing outside the car window, the eyes full of envy, Feng Guozhang's heart was also full of emotion.

Once upon a time, how could they have imagined that their country would one day develop to such a point? Industry, which had been thrown so far by the powers, was forced to pull up within a few years. Its industrial capacity far exceeds that of European countries, although it is still far behind in terms of parts, but that is because the country is too large and the population is too large.

If all these industrial facilities were concentrated in one province, if all the countries in the world were the size of a single province, then the Chinese Empire now had the ability to completely crush the whole world.

Although the Chinese Empire was already at the top of the list in terms of gross industrial output, it could only rank last among the great powers in terms of per capita output. In addition, in recent years, many industries have been dominated by the military industry, although a large amount of private capital has been introduced, but these private capital is basically only a small fight, and there are few large-scale enterprises.

It took a whole day for the convoy to finally come to the Guangzhou Railway Station, at this time the Guangzhou Railway Station is not magnificent at all, and it is very ordinary, but in the eyes of modern people, even if it is just such a station, it is still very great.

Boarding the special carriage that had been waiting here, the train that was supposed to depart half an hour ago, slowly exited the station with a chirp.

The high-speed trains, the rapidly regressing farmland, the peasants who were busy plowing the fields, the workers who were busy building roads and bridges, the soldiers of the railway guards patrolling the sides of the railroad with steel guns, and the factories not far from the station, emitting black smoke.

In this era, black smoke does not represent pollution, and no one realizes it, in this era, black smoke represents the strength of industry, represents the strength of the economy, represents people's vanity, is the face on their faces, and is the pride in their hearts.

The train passes through the dense forests of Guangdong, the deep mountains of Hunan, and enters the waterways of Hubei, and crosses the Yangtze River Bridge that has just been completed and opened to traffic for three months, the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge lasted three years and seven months, and the amount of steel consumed is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. However, the construction and opening of the Yangtze River Bridge has deep significance, both militarily and economically.

When the Fourth Army crossed the Yangtze River, they also had to take a train to Hankow, then a ferry to Wuchang, and finally a train to Guangzhou.

The march of a large army, the delay here alone was enough for the vanguard to arrive in Guangzhou, because the army marched and had a large amount of supplies, and it was not an easy task for those trucks to cross the river. In the past, it took at least a day for an army to cross the Yangtze River, but now, if the train can pull more carriages, enough to fit the carriages of an army, then it only takes an hour for an army to cross the Yangtze River.

The train passed through Hubei and entered the territory of Henan, first surrounded by the high mountains of the Xinyang region, and then into the endless plains, full of crops and factories emitting thick black smoke.

As the province where the capital is located, its industrial and economic capacity far exceeds that of other provinces in China, especially along the railway lines, and it is free to form a piece of economic zone.

After a journey of 44 hours, Feng Guozhang and his entourage successfully arrived at Zhongjing Station, and in less than two days, they were able to travel from the southern Xinjiang of the motherland to the central region. However, it is said that there are even faster planes, and it will only take ten hours at most to get back this distance.

However, Feng Guozhang has never seen what the plane looks like, so he can only think about it in his heart.

"Brother Hua Fu!" As soon as Feng Guozhang got off the train, he ushered in the affectionate embrace of Duan Qirui, who was waiting here early.

In the early years, for some reason, the relationship between the three heroes of Beiyang was not harmonious, but after taking refuge in Wang Sirui, the three were divided into different systems, and there was no direct collision of interests, and the contradictions between the three were gradually resolved.

Wang Sirui is not disgusted with this kind of huddle, as long as he doesn't touch the bottom line.

"Brother Zhiquan, why delay picking me up when you're busy?" Although Feng Guozhang said Duan Qirui, he was already happy in his heart, and now that the old people have met, how can he not be excited? Even for a moment, Feng Guozhang had forgotten the purpose of his trip back to Beijing to report on his work.

"Brother Hua Fu, you fought such a beautiful battle in Taiwan, brother, even if I am busy, I will come to pick you up in person. Brother Pingqing's side really can't pull away, but Brother Huafu, don't care, let's go to Brother Pingqing's side to fight the local tyrant tonight. Duan Qirui quietly attached himself to Feng Guozhang's ear, and said with a low evil smile: "Last time, Your Majesty rewarded Brother Pingqing with a jar of wine, and I will find a way to get it out tonight." ”

"So good! Very good! Feng Guozhang responded with a smile.

After all, there is no war in the rear, the economy is relatively stable, and the variety of commodities is relatively prosperous, and people can earn money, as long as the money is clean, can it not make people tight?

Besides, even if it is a soldier on the front line, if there is a chance to come back, which one is not tight? What is the money left on if it is not spent? Waiting for the glory to be taken away by the enemy?

Therefore, Feng Guozhang has no objection to such a thing as fighting local tyrants.

Under the protection of the guards, the group left Zhongjing Station in a mighty manner. Of course, both of them are high-ranking members of the empire, and it is good to appear at the train station without martial law, and it is impossible to come out without some soldiers with them.

Leaving the station and getting into the convoy brought by Duan Qirui, looking at Zhongjing's current appearance, Feng Guozhang sighed again.

He has seen too many scenes along the way, but now that he has seen the development of Zhongjing, he still can't keep calm. The speed of development in Zhongjing is so fast that it is far more than twice as fast as other places.

"There is an imperial project, the emperor personally ordered the construction of the project, a super large square of one kilometer in length and width, in the center is the martyrs' memorial hall, all the martyrs who are registered, and their tablets and personal profiles will be placed in it after they are completed here, and every year after the Qingming Festival, the royal family and ministers will come to pay respects." Finding that Feng Guozhang was in a daze at the construction site on the right, Duan Qirui explained aloud.

The scale of this construction site is so large that anyone who comes here for the first time will be surprised, and the construction site only started half a year ago, when Feng Guozhang had been away from the capital for almost a month, so it is normal not to know about this matter.

"Your Majesty is so virtuous, why is the country not strong?" Feng Guozhang muttered to himself secretly.

That night, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, and Wang Shizhen were drunk in a jar of Wang Shizhen's mansion, and Wang Shizhen finally failed to escape Duan Qirui's coercion and temptation, and took out the jar of wine in advance.

That night, the three brothers also spoke freely, Feng Guozhang even told a lot of things on the battlefield, and Wang Shizhen told some interesting things in the government. Duan Qirui has strong expectations for his artillery unit, and it is said that at most half a year, the artillery will change greatly, and when the time comes, the shotgun will change to the artillery, and the enemy will be scared to death.