Hukang Valley, Burma, where the 4th Agricultural Corps is stationed.

A convoy of more than a dozen jeeps and more than a dozen trucks drove mightily towards the gate of the corps headquarters, and the corps commander and chief of staff had already taken more than a dozen division commanders and division chiefs of staff at the gate, and the entire headquarters and several kilometers of the periphery were lined up with sentry posts and were heavily guarded.

Before the truck could stop, hundreds of heavily armed special forces had already rushed down, "the gate of the headquarters of the 4th Agricultural Corps and the parking lot were surrounded in an instant" Immediately the door of the jeep opened, and Yue Weihan, Stilwell, Wei Lihuang, Huang Jie, and the accompanying senior generals got out of the car one after another.

The generals of the 4th Agricultural Corps hurriedly came forward and saluted.

After a brief announcement, Yue Weihan, accompanied by the commander of the 4th Agricultural Corps, began to inspect the production base.

At this time, the Hukang River valley is no longer the desolate scene of the expeditionary force defeated in northern Myanmar years ago, the large areas of primeval jungle in the valley have been cut down, and the dense swamps have mostly been filled in, and after more than a year of operation, it has become a large farm with millions of acres of fertile land.

Yue Weihan looked around, and saw that the farmland was full of rice, cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, jade, rice, potatoes and other crops, especially the endless rice fields, and there was no end in sight! At this time, where does the Hukang River Valley still seem to be a place where the devil lives? It's more like Jiangnan than Jiangnan.

Just when Yue Weihan was full of emotion, two old farmers wearing hats and robes walked over from the stalks.

The two of them were followed by more than a dozen Qingdong men and women, discussing something while walking, the atmosphere seemed to be quite warm, and when Chu Zhongtian was about to send someone to intercept him, he was stopped by Yue Weihan.

Yue Weihan has recognized these two "old farmers", walking on the left is the geographer, meteorologist Mr. Zhu Kezhen, on the right is the agriculturist, rice expert Mr. Ding Ying, as early as the Republic of China (1936) Mr. Ding Ying crossed wild rice and planted rice, and cultivated the first hybrid rice variety "Thousand Grains".

These two are also Taishan Beidou-like existences in their respective fields.

It has to be said that modern China is really full of talented people, and a large number of top scientists have emerged in the fields of astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc., and now, most of these scientists and experts have come to Yangon, and the newly founded Nanyang United University is already a world-class university.

"Elder Zhu, Elder Ding!" Yue Weihan strode forward and immediately stood up to the two gentlemen, "Salute."

Mr. Zhu Kezhen and Mr. Ding Ying saw that it was Yue Weihan, and hurriedly took the students to shake hands with Yue Weihan.

The reason why Mr. Zhu Kezhen and Mr. Ding Ying respect Yue Weihan is not only because Yue Weihan is a famous anti-Japanese general, but also because Yue Weihan spares no effort to invest in the education and science of the motherland.

Yue Weihan would rather pay the officers and men of the expedition half a salary than let the UN General Assembly have difficulties in funding.

Mr. Cai Yuanpei, President of Nanyang United University, once said that he thought that the Chen brothers had attached the most importance to education, but he did not expect General Yue Weihan to attach more importance to the education of the motherland.

With the strong support of Yue Weihan, the start-up Nanyang United University has grown rapidly at an astonishing rate.

Since June of the 31st year of the Republic of China, "hundreds of colleges and universities have moved westward to the mainland, and by the end of the year", Nanyang United University has more than 150,000 teachers and students, including more than 8,000 faculty and staff, and has set up dozens of research institutions in astronomy, humanities, physics, chemistry, mathematics, atomic energy, etc., and hired more than 50 academic leaders with academician qualifications with high salaries.

In order to run the school, Yue Weihan demolished almost all the temples in Myanmar, and also sent special forces Qiao Xiang to infiltrate India and Siam to loot Buddhist holy places.

Who is the richest in Southeast Asia? Not high-ranking officials, not dignitaries" The richest crowd is the monks.

The towers of many monasteries are inlaid with gold jewelry, and there are countless gold vessels and jewels collected in the temple, and Yue Weihan has not been slandering these gold jewelry for a day or two, and the British did not attack these temples and monks because they were afraid of religious conflicts, but Yue Weihan did not have many scruples.

The reason is simple: Yue Weihan knows that Buddhism is very different from Islam.

The core doctrine of Buddhism is the spirit of great compassion that "if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell", you rob him willingly, you kill him without complaint, and Islam is completely different, the slightest filthy Islamist will turn from sheep to terrorists, think that in the past, for the sake of Jeruto to cold this barren land, the Muslims fought a war with the Christians for nearly two centuries.

Therefore, in Islam, it is better not to provoke it, Buddhism does not matter, no matter how you provoke it, nothing will happen.

However, for the huge investment required to establish the university, the looted gold and jewelry are still only a drop in the bucket, and Yue Weihan has no choice but to borrow $200 million from the U.S. government and the Morgan family.

After shaking hands, Yue Weihan smiled and asked, "Elder Zhu" Elder Ding, why are you here? ”

"We're taking students to work on a project here." Mr. Ding Ying replied with a smile, and then said, "General Yue, the agricultural conditions in Myanmar are really unique, in China, there are strict restrictions on what crops to grow in what season, but there are almost no restrictions here, and any crops can be planted at any time." ”

"Lao Ding, this is because there is no clear division of the four seasons in Myanmar." Mr. Zhu Kezhen replied with a smile, "Myanmar only has a rainy season and a dry season, but it is not as clear as the central African savannah" In the central African savannah, it can not rain for six months in a row, but this is not possible in Myanmar, where there is still plenty of rain even in the dry season. ”

Mr. Ding Ying nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Yes, Myanmar rarely has extremely bad weather conditions, so the harvest of crops is relatively guaranteed, unlike in China, where there are often severe weather conditions such as droughts, floods or typhoons, and crop yields are reduced or even lost......

Mr. Ding Ying's words seemed to have touched Mr. Zhu Kezhen" Therefore, without waiting for Mr. Ding Ying to finish speaking, Mr. Zhu Kezhen forcibly interrupted: "General Yue's words reminded me, according to my observation, Sichuan, Xikang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces are likely to have a once-in-a-century drought in the first half of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"A once-in-a-century drought!?" Yue Weihan was taken aback when he heard this.

In Yue Weihan's impression, there seems to be no official record of a major drought in the southwestern provinces in the 32nd year of the Republic of China (1943), "but it is not excluded that the change of meteorological conditions caused by Yue Weihan's crossing, especially when this was put forward by a great scientist like Mr. Zhu Kezhen, Yue Weihan cannot but pay attention to it."

"Yes." Mr. Zhu Kezhen nodded and said solemnly, "Based on my years of experience, it may be very big." ”

Yue Weihan's face suddenly became more and more solemn, if Mr. Zhu Kezhen's prediction came true, "Then it's a big trouble."

At present, most of China's rivers and mountains have fallen, only Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xikang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Liaoliao provinces have not fallen, and these provinces have not yet fallen to the original inhabitants of these provinces, "as many as 80 million refugees, and the slightest disaster will cause famine", not to mention a once-in-a-century drought.

It is foreseeable that if things are really as Mr. Zhu Kezhen said, the southwestern provinces really suffered from a once-in-a-century drought, then even if it is conservatively estimated, at least more than 10 million people will die of famine. Yue Weihan shuddered just thinking about it.

If there is no adequate preparation, "even if the expeditionary force does its best, I am afraid it will only be a drop in the bucket!"

So far, the number of the Production and Construction Corps of the Expeditionary Force has been ranked in the 15th Agricultural Corps, "a total of more than 1.5 million strong men plus more than 6 million old and young people have poured into Myanmar to engage in agricultural production, and the population has been equal to the aborigines of Myanmar."

At that moment, Yue Weihan didn't have much heart to inspect the farms of the 4th Agricultural Corps anymore, so he walked around and returned to Myitkyina with everyone.

That night, "Yue Weihan flew back to Yangon from Myitkyina overnight.

When Yue Weihan returned to the residence, Mr. Tan Kah Kee, Mr. Zhuang Xiyan, Mr. Li Qingquan, Ms. Li Qiulian and Mr. Rong Desheng were already waiting in the living room of the residence.

Mr. Rong Desheng is a well-known Gu ethnic capitalist in modern China, not only advocating industry to save the country" and vigorously running schools" In the modern era when comprador capital is rampant, it is really difficult for national capital to survive, but the Rong family has survived tenaciously, and in the 30s, it has been greatly developed by taking advantage of the great opportunity of the Western economic depression.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Rong family's business suffered a heavy blow, "After moving westward to the mainland, it was suppressed by the comprador chaebols led by the Kong and Song families, and the situation became more and more difficult, so when Yue Weihan extended an olive branch to them, Mr. Rong Desheng did not hesitate to move the Rong family's property to Myanmar.

Although it has only been less than ten months since the Rong family moved to Myanmar, they have already developed tremendously.

Thanks to the strong support of Yue Weihan and the expeditionary force, Rong's Burma New Textile Mill easily defeated British competitors "with a complete monopoly on the Burmese textile industry, and Rong's Burma New Flour Mill quickly occupied nearly half of the market share, and Mr. Rong Desheng is currently the president of Nanyang Bank."

Regarding Mr. Rong Desheng's character, "Yue Weihan is absolutely trustworthy.

As a matter of fact, almost all of the national capitalists in modern China are elites who care about the nation and the country, and one of the most obvious facts is that almost all of the national capitalists in modern China are enthusiastic about running schools.

After the cold noise, Yue Weihan said straight to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, according to Professor Zhu Kezhen's research, in the first half of next year, the southwestern provinces may suffer a major drought that has not been encountered in a century, and it may be extremely large." ”

"Since it is Professor Zhu's research, I don't think it will be bad." Mr Tan Kah Kee said, "We should have prepared early.

"As far as I know, the national government's strategic grain reserves are almost zero!" Mr. Rong Desheng also said with a solemn expression, "If the southwestern provinces really suffer from a once-in-a-century drought, it is foreseeable that an unprecedented famine will definitely break out in the rear of the southwest, and countless compatriots will die of hunger at that time!" ”

Ms. Li Qiulian said: "India has a large surplus of grain" But now that the war in Europe is tight, the British government will definitely not give us food aid free of charge, and there is not much money in the accounts of industrial companies" There are 400 million US dollars on the books of Nanyang Bank, but it is the scientific research and education funds of Nanyang United University, alas, ......"

"General Yue, I have an idea below." Mr. Zhuang Xiyan said suddenly.

"Oh?" Yue Weihan's heart moved when he heard this, and he said hurriedly, "Mr. Xiyuan (No.), I would like to hear the details." ”

Mr. Zhuang Xiyan smiled slightly and said: "According to my estimates, Myanmar has nearly 100 million acres of arable land, and most of it is fertile and high-yield waterland. ”

"And the Union of Myanmar government allocated 1 to the Production and Construction Corps, most of which is wasteland."

"Why didn't the general try to lease fertile land from the government of the Union of Burma, and then recruit a large number of strong men from the southwestern provinces to come and farm? There is no need for all, just lease 50 million acres of water land, if you plant high-yield crops such as potatoes and potatoes, the harvest per mu will be at least 2,000 catties, and 50 million mu will be more than 100 billion catties, which is enough for 200 million people to eat for half a year. ”

Yue Weihan was greatly moved when he heard this, Myanmar has a population of less than 10 million, but it dominates nearly 100 million acres of fertile land, which is indeed a bit wasteful.

It's just that the Chinese Expeditionary Force has not been in Burma for a long time, and the British influence on Burma can be said to be deep-rooted, if this matter is slightly too much in the process of operation, it is very likely to cause a strong backlash from the Burmese natives, and the British will take the opportunity to fan the flames behind the buttocks, then the Chinese Expeditionary Force will be very passive.

Yue Weihan was hesitating, and Mr. Rong Desheng suddenly said: "General, the old decay also has a way, as long as the operation is done well, we can raise enough food without spending a penny to ensure that the 200 million compatriots in the southwestern provinces will survive the famine next year, and there will definitely be no civil uprising in Myanmar, hehe." ”！。