Countless steam speedboats and diesel-powered sailboats sailed north along the Liaohe River, anchored at the wharf near Tieling, and unloaded countless people and cargo.

When Tan Si and the group arrived, they saw that on the wharf on the riverbank, hundreds of small boats were densely connected, which could be said to be impossible to see at a glance, which was the heyday of the Liaohe River shipping. The billowing smoke and towering white sails of the sailing ship make for a spectacular and lively scene.

This is a direct navigation ship from Shandong and Hebei, carrying thousands of civilians from the eastern part of the country to the hinterland of the Liaohe Plain. With the family as the unit, the village and town as the collective, thousands of people are in batches, dragging the family with pots and pans and other only property, and rushing thousands of miles to the white mountains and black waters to open up a brand new home that can support their families.

In the plan formulated by Yang Hao to go north, the immigrants filled the three northeastern provinces as an important strategy, and millions of landless and proletarian civilians in Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places were transferred here as units after systematic training in batches, and the vast northeast wasteland was reclaimed. On the one hand, it is possible to solve the contradiction between population and land in the interior of Yanzhòng, on the other hand, it is possible to create a vast agricultural and industrial production area through the rapid increase in population, and thirdly, it can be used as a basis to form a stable base for Maozi in Northern Russia and Goryeo Stick in Dongzhen, which can be described as a great benefit.

In contrast, all walks of life in China and even the Qing court thought that the Yang group's attempt to destroy the Manchu Dragon Vein Ancestral Land to change the world was just their delusion, and Yang Hao's actions have always been so real and practical.

Tens of thousands of peasants from Shandong and Hebei Province gathered in a large group with their luggage and called for their children and daughters, and stationed in the temporary camps opened up by the wharf one after another. Hundreds of revolutionary soldiers maintained order. A working group of hundreds of progressive youths holds a megaphone. Hoarse voices shouted, placing them down in batches. One qiē is orderly, and there is no confusion or noise to be seen.

Tan Sitong looked at it for a long time, and then hurriedly walked to a young chief officer standing on a high post, and after identifying himself, he asked urgently: "How can we ensure that the people are voluntarily voluntarily relocated to tens of millions of people by forcibly relocating tens of millions of people?" It was the military junta that forcibly moved them out of their ancestral land in order to reduce the pressure on governance. Put it in the Northeast and let it fend for itself? ”

His question can be described as heart-wrenching, but the young chief officer smiled contemptuously and replied: "Why should Mr. be so pessimistic, the strategy formulated by our President Yang has always been considerate of public opinion. These people who went north to the Kanto region were voluntary, and after at least three months of preparation training, their resettlement strategies were well planned and none of them would be displaced. ”

Tan Si was stunned, and then took over a thick stack of outlines of the immigration plan from the supervisor. He hurriedly flipped through it, and couldn't help but admire: "Mr. Yang's consideration can be described as thoughtful, which is really impressive!" ”

He couldn't fault anything.

Northeast immigrants. Priority is given to displaced people from Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi and other places who cannot survive, and they are gathered in temporary refugee camps on the shore of Bohai Bay through special agencies. Managers are selected in batches, and preliminary literacy and training are carried out according to the division of labor, and after passing the qualifications, 1,000 to 5,000 people are transferred to the northeast in batches as a group unit.

For each batch of immigrants, the resettlement site is arranged in advance. Upon arrival, the workforce was divided into farming, logging, road and construction teams, and under the command of the junta's professionals, they built the main transportation routes to the north, including railways and roads. Second, the prefabricated houses brought in by transportation were first built into temporary camps, and the farmland allocated to them was reclaimed by burning and felling trees, and the functions were uniformly divided into villages or small towns with thousands or thousands of people, so as to naturally form a self-sufficient agricultural and forestry cooperative reclamation area.

The ensuing reclamation group, building on the roads laid out by the people who had gone before them, continued to expand northward or on both flanks, clearing the land and building roads with logging and roads, and towns were built, and all were planned for the years to come.

In addition, there is a class of miners, who will successively open up mines and build factories in Tieling and other places, and slowly form an industrial city, which will complement the farming and forestry villages.

Such groups of personnel will go all the way north, and eventually drive along the old official road all the way to the bank of the Heilongjiang River, and the roads and railways will advance together, forming a huge northern base that includes tens of millions of people, millions of militiamen, and millions of industrial people. It will not only be able to smoothly relocate the wealthy population of the northern provinces, but will also open up a new industrial and agricultural output base, and greatly exert the resources and strength of the three northeastern provinces and even the adjacent North Korean or Russian occupation areas.

He wants to turn the chaotic and disorderly migration of the world to the eastern part of the country, which lasts for a hundred years, into a planned resettlement of the real frontier and the colonization of the army, so as to lay a solid foundation for the grand strategy of completely encompassing the Far East in the future.

All these things here are not enough for outsiders. Tan Sitong didn't know it before, but now that he got the immigration plan, he saw Yang Hao's grand strategy from it, and he couldn't help but admire the five-body land!

The accompanying party members were a little anxious, and said anxiously with a brief introduction in their hands: "Mr. Tan, we have to work harder, if it goes on like this, the military government is only afraid that it will arrange all the affairs properly, and there will be no room for us to use it at all!" ”

Tan Sitong deeply agrees. According to the current political regulations, the military government expands its territory in front of it, carries out military control, and does not hand it over to the forces of the two parties or other local officials until it is pacified. Now that the junta has planned everything in an orderly manner, they are left with only Xiao Gui Cao Sui, which is not in line with the ambition of the party members to do a big job - no conditions!

Tan Sitong was even more glad that he led the team out this time, such as Ruo'an staying in Beijing and Tianjin, waiting for the overall situation to stabilize before starting, he was too late.

He thought about it for a while, and was about to discuss the strategy with all the comrades according to local conditions, when he suddenly heard someone not far from the side shouting: "Hmph! That Yang Dingshi really deceived the world and stole his name! In this way, tens of millions of Li people were forcibly relocated to this bitter cold land in the northeast, clearly to relieve the population pressure for them, but to fill countless innocent lives into the wild mining and feed jackals, tigers and leopards. How tyrannical! ”

Someone then chimed in: "Exactly! I think that the Yang family did everything possible to promote the benevolent government they did. In fact, it's just a fake public and private interest! It is reported that countless gentry in Shandong, Hebei and other places have been arbitrarily confiscated by him. Now they want to drive landless tenants to suffer here, how vicious! ”

The gossip converged into a wave of ridicule, which quickly spread among the crowd of onlookers.

When Tan Sitong heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he was about to go over to refute it, when he suddenly heard a burst of shouts from the crowd: "Let go of your mother's stinky fart!" What do you know when you wait for a group of sour dices who don't distinguish between grains and grains? Then Mr. Yang Da's abandonment of his family and business to benefit tens of millions of Li people, how did it become a bad thing in your mouth? Hum. Isn't it the bastard sent by the plagued court who has come to make trouble? ”

As he spoke, a big man with an open arms came out of the crowd, and his tall figure stood like a wall in front of the group of Svens in straight suits, staring at them majestically with round eyes.

The majestic and imposing momentum was pressing, and a wave of heat forced people to come, making the faces of the Sven people change suddenly, and the timid involuntarily took a few steps back.

But this is only a knee-jerk reaction, after coming to my senses. The short scholar at the head stepped forward with his head held high, and said with a straight face: "You are vulgar and unreasonable. Where do you understand the sinister in it! If the Yang family really did a good thing, why didn't they settle you and others properly in their hometown, but they had to move all the way to Guanwai? ”

The big man pouted and sneered in the official Shandong dialect: "It seems that it is a group of goods who don't know the suffering of the people!" Our hometown has been plagued by natural disasters for many years, how can we feed a family just by digging food in the field? If you stay in the village, you will starve to death! Mr. Yang promised us a field to support our family, and he had a job to earn money to make ends meet, who doesn't know how to be grateful? When a great thing comes to your mouth, it becomes a scourge, and you really don't know what is good or bad! ”

There was a loud laugh in the marching crowd, which turned the faces of this bunch of sanctimonious people red, and they kept whispering that these ignorant people did not know the hearts of good people.

Tan Sitong saw the description of these people from a distance, strode over, hugged his fists and said loudly: "I didn't expect to see Brother Meng Ya here, it's really rare." Why, could it be that the imperial court deliberately changed its course, and finally had to understand the people's feelings and pity all beings in the world? ”

This group of Sven people in straight suits is the minister of the Qing Emperor, the backbone of the young Zhuang faction who changed the law and tried to be strong, and Lin Xu, Liu Guangdi and others who fought together with Tan Sitong. It's just that things have changed, and the two sides have stood in different camps, faintly forming antagonisms.

Lin Xu and Liu Guangdi heard the teasing meaning in Tan Sitong's words, and replied with a cold face: "I don't dare to be a resurrected brother's big inquiry, I waited here just to see with my own eyes whether the revolutionary army can fulfill its so-called new policy of benefiting the people." Now it seems that there is no difference from Zhu Ming's immigration to Shandong in the previous dynasty and Huguang's filling of Sichuan in the early years of this dynasty, but it only suffers the Li people. ”

They are here to provoke thorns, and they can't do Yang Hao on the battlefield, so they want to find out the flaws in civil affairs, compare the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and choose the faults to launch an offensive.

Tan Si was full of emotion in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that his fellow travelers back then, just over a year later, would have such a big gap in knowledge. He had the intention to lead this group of talented people to the right path, so he persuaded bitterly: "What you see seems to be suspected of being partial and comprehensive, and the major policy of immigration in the Northeast is not so simple. Good and bad, in my opinion, I might as well listen to the opinions of the people themselves. ”

He said sincerely, but people don't appreciate it, all of them are the best among the scholars, the talents selected from the millions of people, the eyes are above the top, there is no one in the eyes, it seems that the truth of the world is in their hands, and they don't look down on the penniless people who only know how to sweat and cultivate.

So the words were not speculative for more than half a sentence, and the two sides couldn't get together, so Tan Sitong had no choice but to take his comrades to go deep into the people and discuss the pros and cons with the immigrants who came from afar. When he had free time, he occasionally remembered this group of friends who fought side by side, and he could only smile helplessly. In this life, they are destined to go on different paths.

Yang Hao's northward strategy was not fully disclosed until after the end of the Northeast Offensive, when the forward troops of the revolutionary army had conquered Jilin and were steadily advancing towards Heilongjiang. Behind them, tens of thousands of engineers and more immigrants kept building roads and clearing wasteland, forming an earth-shattering wave of construction, which caused a sensation around the world after the investigation report made by Tan Si and others was made public!

Beijing, Forbidden City.

Emperor Guangxu, who was ill and unwell, supported the court. Gather the Manchu and Han ministers and the backbone of the clear stream who are considerate. Wielding a thick newspaper special. Weakly asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, Yang is bound to ruin my luck in the Qing Dynasty, how to deal with this matter, I have to come up with a charter!" If I connive at this, I will really have no shame to face my ancestors and ancestors! ”

The ministers bowed their heads and drooped their horns, speechless.

Yang Hao opened the imperial palace and mausoleum for people to visit, and tens of millions of people kept trampling on it, which was similar to digging their ancestral graves. and relocated millions of displaced people. It is conceivable that after a few years, the military cantonment will become a stable and unshakable northern base. At that time, even if the Great Qing Kingdom returns to the light, I am afraid that it will be impossible to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to recapture it.

It was difficult for the Hanchens to speak with mixed tastes in their hearts, but after all, two hundred and five came out, and the scholar Xu Tong played angrily: "Long live the minister!" That Yang rebelled and relied on Yangyi's strange skills to act recklessly, and now he wants to shake the country's foundation, which is really an unforgivable sin! According to the opinion of the ministers, they should be strictly reprimanded and proclaimed to the hundreds of millions of good people in the world. Resist this unscrupulous prodigal together! I, the Qing Dynasty, have tens of thousands of Li people in the world, why don't I sign a million troops to fight against the traitors? ”

He shook his head. Guangxu sighed when he heard it. In the past, maybe this kind of big talk like a cannon could still make him excited, but now he really understands what real strength is. Therefore, after listening to Scholar Xu Tong's generous speech, he could only reluctantly comment with a twitch in his cheeks: "What Xu Aiqing said is very true. ”

Scholar Xu, who had a lot of beard, returned to his position triumphantly, but he didn't notice the sarcasm and disdain on the corners of the mouths of the people on the side.

Guangxu looked around and found that most people really couldn't count on it, and finally looked at Rong Lu, as if he was about to grasp a life-saving straw and asked: "Rong Lu, is that Wuwei army of great use now?" Now that Yang Wei's main force is outside the Guan, can he take the opportunity to attack Tianjin and Shandong and regain the lost territory? ”

A trace of helplessness flashed in Rong Lu's eyes, and he replied stubbornly: "Back to the emperor, although the training of the Martial Guard Army has been rough, it is only enough to defend Gyeonggi." If you want to fight back against Yang Reverse, I am afraid it will not be enough. ”

He didn't dare to tell the truth, although the Wuwei Army seemed to be strong, in fact, it had just been completed, and the training could not meet the requirements of the German instructors at all, and there was no fighting spirit at all. Going to war? Come on.

Guangxu sighed in disappointment, and said with a helpless face: "Could it be that my Daqing Dynasty is sitting on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and I really can't help the rebels in that corner of the country?" ”

The Manchu and Han ministers knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "The ministers (slaves) are dead!" ”

Guangxu's heart was on fire, and he couldn't wait to throw down the paperweight at hand and smash them all over the face! What kind of ministers are these, none of them can be relied on at critical moments. Is it really the death of God, I can't clear the Qing Dynasty?

Just when he was discouraged and wanted to disperse the dynasty, he suddenly heard someone behind him shouting: "Long live Weichen Qijuan, it is reported that the combined army of the great powers has arrived in my coastal waters, if you can use its strength, sea and land together, you will be able to annihilate the Yang rebel bandits in one fell swoop, and return me to a clear and clear world!" ”

Emperor Guangxu perked up when he heard this, squinted his eyes, and found that it was Yuan Shikai, so he couldn't help but stand up and greet loudly: "Yuan Aiqing is coming!" ”

Yuan Shikai spoke at this time, but he took a great risk. Everyone inside and outside the court knows that the Empress Dowager Cixi of Lafayette does not like foreigners, and she is even more unhappy with the foreigners' support for Guangxu. Therefore, even if the Manchu civil and military knew that the soldiers and horses of many foreign countries had sailed to the coastal sea, they did not know about it. The governors of Liangguang and Liangjiang refused to let them land.

But now the situation is different, if he doesn't take the initiative, either the Qing Kingdom will be finished, or the main force of the Wuwei Army under his command will rush up as cannon fodder.

Yuan Shikai was not sure of defeating Yang Jiajun at all, considering that he might be forced to go up and send him to death, it was better to take a risk, so he boldly stepped forward and pierced the window paper.

Poor Emperor Guangxu was still kept in the dark, and when he heard that there was a savior, he hurriedly summoned him to the front and asked him carefully.

Yuan Shikai lowered his head and stepped forward, and when he saw Rong Lu's cold gaze sweeping over from the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but tremble slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and stood in the front row of the main hall.

In fact, there is nothing new, it is nothing more than the imperial court to negotiate and cooperate with the foreigners, allowing the foreigners to land and cross the river to attack, and at the same time gather naval ships to attack the Beiyang Fleet, and after containing all the forces of Yang Hao, the Wuwei Army and the Mongolian departments will work together to suppress the rebellion.

Guangxu was in a hurry to go to the doctor, and without thinking deeply, he issued an order, ordering the prime minister Yamen to handle the matter quickly, and gave Yuan Shikai the position of assistant assistant. Of course, this edict had to be approved by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Cixi did not have much opinion on this, and soon after issued an order to Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, to let the foreign devils go ashore and fight hard to quickly quell Yang Hao's rebellion.

Although this edict was still issued in the form of a secret edict, it was immediately exposed and spread throughout the country, and countless gentry officials who had been brainwashed by Yang Hao's propaganda looked sideways at it, scolding the imperial court for not knowing what to do, and it would lead wolves into the house and turn the huge China into a colony of foreign devils. Suddenly, the supporters of the Qing Dynasty fell sharply again, and many people began to support the ideas of the military government headed by Yang Hao in discouragement and disappointment.

At the same time, Yang Hao also received diplomatic notes from the great powers, and the two sides began negotiations on the ransom of captured warships and naval personnel. Among them, the repurchase of all warships was the smoothest, and the countries bought them back at a price that was one-third higher than the construction price, but the ransom of the captured personnel was delayed because of Yang Hao's sky-high asking price.

In late April 1896, shortly after the warships bought back by various countries sailed to Japan, the land forces of various countries that had been waiting for a long time formed a joint intervention force and landed from Zhejiang and advanced northward! (To be continued......)