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On the potholed rammed-earth official road, a few Western-style carriages were parked, and the horse-drawn carriages were Western-style horses, and near the carriages, there were dozens of horsemen with loaded guns and live ammunition watching the surroundings vigilantly, all of which only made the atmosphere of this quiet night suddenly tense.

Next to one of the carriages, Tang Haoran clasped his hands in front of his chest and stared at the construction site opposite. The shadow of the brim obscured his somewhat deep eyes. After leaving Gaiping County, he did not go directly to Mukden, but continued to investigate along the official road, but when he passed through Dagushan Town, he was still a little disappointed when he looked at the Dagushan Mountain located in the southeast of the town - it was the famous Anshan in later generations, the largest steel city in the northeast.

Even this railway has already been discovered - as early as when the railway company was exploring the railway, when surveying the Tanggangzi area to the west, the surveyors found that the compass had failed many times, so they decided that there was a rich iron ore here, and then discovered the Dagushan iron ore. However, the results of further exploration are not gratifying - the geological grade of the Dagushan iron ore is only 33.6%, which is less than half of the iron ore in North Korea, and the selection technology of poor iron ore at this time is not mature, and it was not until a few years later that the Swedes invented a new type of pellet making and roasting technology, which overcame the cost problem of the utilization of poor iron ore, thus paving the way for the utilization of poor iron ore such as Anshan.

But Tang Haoran didn't know anything about pellets at all, so he could only look at this iron ore now, as for Beiyang Iron and Steel. It can only continue to rely on North Korea's iron ore. However, in order to avoid the possibility of the steel base being completely placed in the outer domain. Beiyang Iron and Steel is still investing in the construction of an iron ore mine and steel plant in Benxi, and the Ordnance Industry Administration plans to dismantle and transport the iron-making blast furnace of the Seoul Machinery Bureau to Shenyang for the construction of arsenals in the three eastern provinces.

In fact, although this is an industrial transfer to a certain extent, it is inevitable to shift the industrial center of gravity from North Korea to the Northeast, and it is also inevitable for the future construction of the Northeast, after all, compared with North Korea, the Northeast is more abundant in resources. And it is the resources of the Northeast that determine the future development of the Northeast.

In view of the development of Northeast China, the Governor's Office has hired dozens of European and American experts together with the company. This "four-year plan" is different from any industrial plan in this time and space, in fact, Tang Haoran borrowed from the "five-year plan" of the later Soviet Russia, and is a part of the national economic plan of the northeast region in the future, mainly to make plans for major construction projects in the northeast region, the distribution of productive forces, and the important proportions of the national economy, and set goals and directions for the long-term development of the national economy. The general line of the four-year plan was: "Gradually industrialize the regions and gradually complete the control of agriculture, handicrafts, industry and commerce." ”。

The key task of the "four-year plan" is to concentrate on the construction of an industrial belt with railways as the core. Because of this, after leaving Dagu Mountain, Tang Haoran came to the construction site of this railway, in the next four years. The railway will be the most important construction task of the Doge's Palace, and

The core of the "four-year plan" is also the initial formation of the Northeast Railway network.

This "ten" shaped railway runs east-west and connects Kannai with the Gyeongbong Railway. The Andong Railway connects North Korea, and the north-south direction is Lushun to Changchun, which will be further extended to the north if the construction period and funds permit, thus forming two trunk railway networks that radiate the entire territory of Northeast China.

In the future, the construction of Northeast China will completely depend on these two railways, the mining of coal and iron ore, the development of land and large-scale migration, and the distribution of cities along the railway line, the Governor's Office has begun to plan in detail the construction of 42 cities of different sizes in the three provinces of Northeast China, so that comprehensive and systematic planning is needed at the same time, what is needed is a radial railway network.

In fact, the future of urban construction, industrial construction, are all around the railway, with the railway as the core, which is also the characteristics of this era, just like the most famous sentence in later generations, "if you want to get rich, first build the road", the railway as the fastest and largest land transportation in this era, is naturally the core of the land economy.

It can be said that the two railways will be the foundation of the future Northeast, whether it is the construction or the southern expedition of other days, these two railways are needed, and how long will it take to build these two railways?

Three years!

This was the time given by the Governor's Office to the railway company, although the railway company had already conducted an inspection in the northeast last year and determined the route of the two railways, which was almost the same as the railway route of later generations, compared to the mountainous North Korea, except for the railway in Mukdenuiju, which was located in the mountainous area, most of the other areas were plains or hills, and the simple geological conditions meant that the railway could be built faster and cheaper.

On the construction site, several bonfires were burning between the construction site, and kerosene lamps were scattered like night stars in this wasteland, which was a wasteland, because it had not yet been reclaimed, and with the construction of the railway, Tang Haoran believed that soon, new farms and new cities would appear on this land.

"When will the railway from Dalian to Mukden be built?"

After a slight pause, Tang Haoran continued to ask rhetorically.

"A year? Or a year and a half? ”

As an engineer of the railway company, he didn't know that the Governor's Office attached great importance to this railway, which was even directly related to whether the Governor's Office would be able to move into Dalian smoothly next year. The 397-kilometre railway would take as little as two years to build anywhere else, and less than 18 months for a company that has changed its name to the "Northeast Railway Corporation."

"Please rest assured, within 18 months, the railway will definitely be put into use!"

Cai Jinzhang's answer made Tang Haoran nod slightly, 10,000 prisoners of war, 50,000 laborers, and 1,000 soldiers who retired due to disability have entered this construction site in the past month and a half. The 397-kilometer railway is divided into dozens of sections, and the construction of the most time-consuming railway bridge has been carried out at the same time as the roadbed to ensure the construction period.

In 18 months, at least the Kannai and North Korea and Liaoning provinces will be able to build a modern transportation network. And this is the Northeast. Accuracy is the basic premise of Liaoning's industry. Whether it is coal from Fushun or Fuxin or low-phosphorus iron from Benxi, they need to be transported by rail, and millions of migrants also need to be transported by rail to at least all parts of the northeast.

"Jinyang, this railway is directly related to the future of the entire Northeast, according to the plan, starting from this year, in the next ten years, we will organize two million households. 10 million people have emigrated to the northeast to enrich the population of the frontiers, and if there were no railways, 2 million households would have migrated in 10 years......

As Tang Haoran walked, he explained to Cai Jinzhang the importance of the railway to the Northeast, and the immigration of two million households, this is the preliminary consensus reached in the government on the issue of immigration, but the consensus is limited to the two points of "two million households" and "immigrants should be based on the family unit", the former is a quantitative requirement, and the latter is for the long-term peace and stability of the Northeast. Historically, most of the people who broke into the Kanto region were men first. These people who go to Kanto alone, because they have no family to drag them down, naturally have no scruples. Over time, some of these people who were nimble and good at fighting began to rob, and gradually smashing and robbing became the profession of these people, and from this they evolved into bandits.

Compared with logging or cultivating land, the profession of bandits is undoubtedly easier and more comfortable, just like the song that once circulated among bandits in the Northeast, "When the horse rings, it is much happier, riding a big horse to drink wine, and holding a woman to eat dumplings (milk, house)". This is all about real benefits. But if there is a family with him, the possibility of the strong man becoming a bandit will naturally decrease. In addition, the immigration of family members will also help the establishment of cantonment sites and help with future conscription.

"Please rest assured, I will try to complete it as soon as possible!"

Cai Jinzhang, who knew the importance of the railway, hurriedly expressed his determination to the adults, but on the other hand, he did not know that in the railway company, hundreds of Japanese-American railway engineers hired by the company were challenging the status of railway engineers like him, who were born in the United States and became a monk halfway, and the construction of the Northeast Railway was a certain degree of competition.

Competition is ubiquitous in the company and in the Governor's Palace, but now the fiercest competition exists between the Chinese staff and the Japanese staff, the former is naturally closer emotionally, and in the professional aspect, even as a competitor, Cai Jinzhang has to admit that the professionalism of those Japanese engineers is extremely excellent, and they are also extremely serious in their work, and their professionalism is particularly admirable. Even if he is secretly competing with it in his heart, he might as well use more than a dozen railway engineers from Japan to hold important positions on the Dafeng Line he presides. Of course, this was for the sake of competition among the Japanese engineers who presided over the construction of the Gyeongbong Line.

After Cai Jinzhang left, Tang Haoran, who had already entered the construction site, walked in the construction site shed, and the dim light slipped out of the cloth cracks of the tents, through which you could see the sleeping laborers in the tents, which was the camp for ordinary laborers, and not far away, there was also a prisoner camp, where the captured flag soldiers were held.

Of course, the captives are only a very small part, and what is more important for the Northeast is the laborers recruited from the Guannai such as Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hebei and other places, who are now workers on the construction site, and will become factory workers or city dwellers in the future, and they will bring their neighbors to the Northeast and become trusted "propaganda machines".

Looking at the watch, it was already past one o'clock in the morning, but at this time there were occasional coughs, yawns, bench rattles, and scrambled chattering in the tent. There are still some people who have not slept, and in fact, even if they are exhausted, there will still be some people who sleep late on the construction site, and there will be some people who can't help but push dominoes in their tents and gamble for small money, and for these workers, this may be their only entertainment.

Occasionally, some workers who lost the last copper plate on their bodies would come out of the shed one after another. Their expressions were tired, some of them had hoarse voices, some of their eyes were bloodshot, some of them were preoccupied, some of them frowned, and their livers were very hot...... As soon as everyone came out of the workshop, they all looked at the sky, yawned, and then cursed, as if complaining about their luck.

Finally, out of a large tent came a stout laborer, who, unlike ordinary laborers, wore the leader of the squadron on his uniform.

This is a practice that originated in the Joseon Dynasty, and the practice of maintaining discipline among the working group by promoting military ranks among the workers to determine the class and then make them develop the habit of discipline, is in fact a semi-military labor group. The squadron leader carried a rattan helmet in his left hand. He wears a pair of cowhide boots on his feet. Apparently military boots. The leg of the pants is tucked in front of the knee. There is a smell of cement on the body. The smell of earth and smoke is also strong.

It looked no different from a laborer picking a basket on the construction site, but the leader of the squadron told others that he was the head of a section, commanding three squads of more than 100 laborers, and even on his waist, he could still see the holster with a revolver, all of which showed his unique status among the laborers.

But he walked with a limp, looking at the way he walked. Tang Haoran vaguely guessed his identity, perhaps a retired soldier, many of whom were retired due to injuries and placed on the construction site to direct the workers.

"Grandma's, a month's salary, all the fucking losers......"

But before he finished his words, when he looked at the young man in military uniform who walked not far away by the moonlight, his eyes suddenly widened, and his face was full of incredulity, suddenly. He raised his right hand just as he was about to speak. Tang Haoran stopped with a smile as he walked:

"Okay, in the middle of the night, let's get rid of it!"

Tang Haoran, who knew that the labor captain recognized him, continued.

"How? Are you still comfortable getting here from the troops? ”

The Governor's inquiry made Zhao Fu's heart warm, and his face was full of gratitude.

"Adapt, adapt, that can not adapt! If it weren't for the chief's reward, I'd be crippled......"

But before he could finish his words, he stood aside and spoke as a laborer who was only the old commander of the squadron leader.

"Okay, squadron leader, you don't usually complain all day long, your wife and children are hot on the kang for the rest of your life, what is it to sleep in the tent all day long!"

The words of the workers made Zhao Fu, who was standing in front of the governor, look embarrassed, and with a grateful face, he took a hard breath and wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth. When the soldiers ate the grain, he was injured and disabled, and no one asked, but now the adults not only asked him, but also placed him with such a job of 7 oceans a month, how could he not be grateful.

"Well, indeed, it is indeed a day for the wife and children to warm the kang head, and this is a ...... of eating and sleeping in the open."

It's really not a good day, but how can anyone who has a little hope want to live a life of eating and sleeping in the dew of adults? No wonder this veteran in front of him has some complaints.

With regard to the resettlement of retired veterans, the principle upheld by the government is very simple: those who apply it have been transferred to the police, and even because of the shortage of police force, more than 2,500 officers and men have been specially ordered to retire in order to enrich the local police force.

And this kind of placement obviously does not satisfy everyone, just like the one in front of him, he is more eager to live a normal life, at least that kind of normal life, than on the railway construction site.

Looking at the retired wounded soldiers with a restrained expression in front of him, Tang Haoran thought of the cases of those retired "prisoners" who preferred to receive ten months of resettlement pay and return home compared to resettlement, so he asked in a calm tone:

"Come, tell me, if you don't work as a laborer, what do you plan for the future?"

While the adults were talking to the laborers, the one who followed them silently ordered the accompanying bodyguards to bring a matza from the side, and then a bonfire was lit in the open space, and then a dozen people sat around the bonfire and talked.

"Farming!"

Without any hesitation, in the face of the governor's inquiry, Zhao Fu expressed his thoughts, and he even looked at the governor with some expectation, and said softly but not very confidently.

"Chief, sir, when I was in my hometown in Shandong in the past, it was a Zhuang family, although my legs and feet are not flexible now, but I have calculated, I have also saved dozens of dollars in the past few years, and there are many ...... places in the Northeast."

When he mentioned "land abundance", he glanced to the left and right with expectant eyes, and that gaze was full of longing for the land, which had been carved into the blood of his people for thousands of years.

"I want to put down dozens of acres of land, and then put the first horse, at most it is a year or two of hard work, and then I don't have to worry about this day, and then I ask someone to marry a daughter-in-law ......from my hometown."

As if he was afraid that the adults would be angry, Zhao Fu hurriedly said.

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to serve the adults, the adults are kind to us, but I'm always a wasted person, I don't want to, I don't want to drag down the adults, now I can still work, and I can still be worthy of the salary, if I can't do it in the future...... If I farmed the land, then I would not eat the salary of the government, but I would still be able to pay taxes and food,......"

When this seemingly true and false sentence reached Tang Haoran's ears, he looked at Zhao Fu, who was both nervous and expectant, and said for a while.

"Well, the days when the wife and children are hot on the kang, that's the day......"

With a sigh, Tang Haoran stared at the laborers in front of him, and asked with a solemn expression:

"If that's right, that's what you think, right?"

"That's that, sir, if we didn't want to live this life, we would have stayed in our hometown, and we still need to come to the northeast!"

"Isn't this the reason, working for a few years, putting more than a dozen acres of land in this place in the Northeast, and that day ......"

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