Chapter 232: The Land of Abundance
Although there is a mature plan, Nanwenbo still needs to be supplemented and improved according to the actual situation in Suzhou. The original plan is divided into four parts, one is to stabilize the upper level, including landlords and gentry, wealthy businessmen, old-style officials, etc., for this group of people, the self-strengthening chamber of commerce will play the greatest role, they will open a new factory under the guidance of the self-improvement chamber of commerce, the required machinery, technical guidance, skilled workers, etc. are assisted by the self-improvement chamber of commerce, capital and labor by the local solution, after the factory opened, the self-improvement chamber of commerce will also provide sales channels, it can be said that as long as you join the self-improvement chamber of commerce, wealth will roll in. However, only those who act in accordance with the laws and regulations of the government can receive preferential treatment, and those with bad deeds, oppressors of the common people, and opponents of revolutionaries will not enter the Chamber of Commerce, but will be squeezed by all sides. In addition to the factories, high-yield rice seeds are the biggest temptation for the landlords and peasants, and with the experience of Fujian and Guangxi, the factories and rice seeds are the two big killers, and they are invincible.
The second part is the formation of local security militias, which were composed of local forces except for a small number of Zhenguo party members, before the establishment of the administrative organs and the formation of police stations. The temptation for some of these militia groups to be converted into police officers, and the leaders of the militia groups to the leaders of police stations and militia regiments, is not insignificant, and this is a change of power after the change of dynasty, and the local forces are eager to do so, and their enthusiasm for opening factories and dividing rice seeds is even higher.
The third part is large-scale infrastructure construction, which is the most effective means of stabilizing the locality. The construction of roads, bridges, water conservancy facilities, houses, and so on requires a large number of laborers, which will divert a large number of landless peasants, unemployed people, displaced people and bandits, and greatly alleviate the population pressure. Moreover, infrastructure construction is the most direct means to stimulate the economy, which will drive all-round improvement including building materials, steel, cement, commerce and agriculture.
The fourth part is propaganda. Through newspapers, posters, radio stations, etc., the laws, regulations, and administrative regulations of the new government were continuously disseminated, and the revolutionary ideas of the Revitalization Party, the ideas of saving the country and the people, and the new cultural movement were disseminated, so as to distinguish the old society.
These four are interlocking and indispensable, and since Lu Liang started from Huizhou, these are the means by which he has established himself and developed and grown. Factories will make the middle and upper strata of society staunch defenders of interest groups, will strengthen the power of the national bourgeoisie, and will enable the economy to develop rapidly; High-yield rice varieties will enable the implementation of land policies such as rent reduction and interest reduction, reduce the burden on peasants, and increase peasants' wealth, thus winning the support of the landlord class and the peasant class. The construction of factories and infrastructure provides a large number of employment opportunities for the local area, and drives the development of the whole region in an orderly and prosperous direction; The existence of the militia group gives the local forces some power, so they will be more active in defending their rights, so their behavior naturally coincides with the Zhenguo Party, and it will greatly improve the local law and order situation; For example, the first 3,000 copies of the Suzhou Morning Post were sold out from its inception on November 29, 1903, and the 5,000 copies of the second circulation were the same, until the number was raised to 50,000. Although the cultural level of Suzhou is a little higher, the sales of 50,000 copies per day are still far ahead of the counties and cities in the south.
Of course, this is a measure to stabilize the new region, and once the foundation is good, the future work will be very smooth.
Although the plan is clear, it is difficult to implement, and the biggest problem is the lack of personnel. When the local authorities heard the news that they could inflate their own families, their attitudes immediately tilted towards the side of the revolutionary government, and the most obvious point was that cutting braids became a trend, and it was rare to see people with braids in the city of Suzhou.
However, the talents provided by the local government still need to be reviewed, screened, trained, etc., and Nan Wenbo can only distinguish the order before and after, and first form a relatively easy security regiment, which is also his strength.
"Mayor Nan, everyone in the local area has arrived." Nan Wenbo has just sent away three technicians from the Guangzhou No. 3 Construction Company who came to survey the road construction, and they will be escorted by several armed men to survey the road conditions, population and resources in the entire Suzhou area, and formulate a plan for the company's reference, and the construction company will carry out the highway construction in Suzhou on the basis of their report.
"I'm so busy that I forgot about this stubble, let's go, let's meet those big landlords and rich people!" Nan Wenbo said to the staff member, these days are really busy, there are thousands of things, no more than 5 hours of sleep and rest time every day, finally sorted out some clues, today those people came, it was Nan Wenbo invited to discuss the formation of a security group.
Nan Wenbo: "Everyone, I'm really sorry, there are too many things, so I've kept you waiting for a long time, sit down!" "Nan Wenbo has been in contact with the Zhenguo Party for a long time, and his behavior has become as straightforward as theirs.
"Mayor Nan, we in Suzhou are looking forward to the revolutionary government, and now we are finally looking forward to it." It was Jiang Zhen, a big landlord in Suzhou, who spoke, the Jiang family was a big gentry in Suzhou, and most of those super families were compradors, and as the Qing court officials fled to the north, the Jiang family at this time became the first family in Suzhou.
"Mr. Jiang, let's not say much polite words, I don't want to delay your time to make a fortune. The purpose of inviting you here this time is very simple, that is, I want to unite the local government to form a security group and maintain local law and order, and you are clear about the detailed rules, right? ”
"Clearly, it's all in the newspapers, and I couldn't be clearer. Mayor Nan is wise and martial, selfless, and dedicated to the well-being of our Suzhou, Jiang deeply admires. ”
"Hehe, Mr. Jiang, everyone, I Nanwenbo used to be a squire in Nancheng, Jiangxi, and I don't know your mind anymore, so I get straight to the point, and you don't think I'm too direct. The formation process, composition, responsibilities and obligations of the security corps are all in the detailed rules in your hands, so you can take your time. Our purpose this time is to distribute the proportion of the major families in Suzhou in the security regiment, the revolutionary government only sends instructors, and the command of the security regiment is sent by yourself. The required training instructors, weapons and equipment were all provided by the revolutionary government, how about it? ”
"No matter how good it is, Mayor Nan, our Jiang family is the first family in Suzhou, and it should occupy the largest proportion of the security regiment." This is meat to eat, which is related to the division of the family's power in Suzhou in the future, Jiang Zhen is no longer polite, and directly speaks.
"Lao Jiang, don't talk nonsense with your eyes open, speaking of which, our Jing family is no worse than your family, and it's not that those big families have run away, so the current situation has appeared!"
"That is, if it is divided according to strength, everyone here is about the same, and the proportion cannot let your Jiang family take the majority!"
The room was suddenly in chaos, and no one would be polite when it came to this matter. Nan Wenbo had to suppress everyone's quarrels, how to distribute, and free a plan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Suzhou Security Corps plans to set up 2,000 people, including the following towns and villages will have branches, as for the proportion, I also have a plan, and now I will take it out for you to discuss. At the same time as the formation of the security corps, the government will carry out rent and interest reduction, infrastructure construction, factory opening in Suzhou, etc., and the distribution ratio of the security corps will be divided according to the amount of investment of each family in these projects, as well as the depth of implementation of government policies, will also become a part of the consideration. ”
Newspapers and announcements have long been about factories, infrastructure and so on, and they are very detailed, but there are very few respondents, most of them do not want to take risks, and the investment in those factories is too large, and once implemented, it means that the family will shift their energy from the land to the factory. Although many families have opened new factories, they are not much different from workshops, and the family's focus is still on the land.
In response to this matter, Nan Wenbo combined the formation of the security regiment with those things, and it really achieved miraculous results, the breakthrough was opened, and the construction of Suzhou was carried out smoothly. This strategy has also been promoted by the government and applied to other newly recovered areas.
Although there are still a lot of gunfire in other places, it was a battle to encircle and suppress hostile elements, Manchu minions, bandits and thieves, and the large-scale war on the right track has ended.
On November 23, 1903, the 53rd day of the Northern Expedition, two divisions of the Sixth Army of the Zhenguo Army and the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the Mountains gathered on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan, and two divisions of the Fourth Army of the Zhenguo Army gathered on the border of Guizhou and Sichuan, waiting for the start of the Sichuan Campaign.
The scale of the battle in the Yunnan-Guizhou campaign was relatively small, and even in the Kunming campaign, not much material was consumed, and there was plenty of time for the logistics department to replenish the supplies of the various combat units. Except for the plains near Chengdu, the terrain of Sichuan is all high mountains and valleys, but fortunately, the battle of Yunnan and Guizhou provided a lot of experience for the combat troops.
Yanjin in northern Yunnan became a large military camp, with two mountain brigades and two infantry divisions, nearly 50,000 people gathered again, and the army purchased a lot of supplies on the spot, causing a short-lived commercial boom here. A large number of vendors gathered here to serve the army, and Le Fei and Dong Dashan took the time to buy a few fish from the market, preparing to improve their food.