After the establishment of the Political Affairs Committee, it immediately began to operate, and Yang Du began to take charge of the daily work of the Political Affairs Committee. Although the Council has just been established, there are still many problems. However, when these problems are solved one by one, it will run more smoothly.

Yang Du's talent, Wu Haoxuan believes. The general direction is grasped by Wu Haoxuan, and Yang Du is mainly responsible for specific affairs. In this way, he will be freed from the tedious government affairs and devote his energy to military affairs. Military affairs will be a top priority for a long time to come. The north must have a strong army in order to be able to defend its own interests and resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

The next day, November 13, Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan, father and son, attended a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee. Not only the heads of the departments under the Political Affairs Committee arrived, but also the governors of the seven northern provinces also attended. Today's meeting will mainly focus on the deployment of the future development plans of the seven northern provinces. This is a matter of future development priorities for the Council and the provinces.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the seven northern provinces are now nominally under our rule. However, the only places we actually control are the four northeastern provinces. Chahar, Suiyuan, and Mongolia were still under the control of the Beiyang government. However, next spring, troops will be stationed in these provinces to ensure our rule over them. Wu Haoxuan said. In these newly joined provinces, their ruling base was undoubtedly very weak, and they had to rely on the army to deter local forces in the early stage.

Everyone nodded again and again, especially Yu Zhongying, the governor of Chahar Province, Wang Yongjiang, the governor of Suiyuan Province, and Sun Liechen, the governor of Mongolia Province. These provinces were originally inhabited by the Mongols. It is not easy to establish a rule. However, after the army was stationed. It's different. The Jilin Army is powerful throughout the country, and absolutely no one dares to confront the Jilin Army in the open.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, the seven northern provinces are vast, covering an area of more than three million square kilometers. However, the total population is only 30 million. So. The focus of the next work of the Administrative Committee will be to absorb displaced people from the Guannai. At least one million people, if not more, are attracted every year. The Sanjiang Plain and Mongolia have vast lands that can accommodate these displaced people. Wu Haoxuan said.

At this stage, there are people who have everything. If one million people can be recruited every year, there is absolutely no problem in recruiting soldiers from an infantry division from among these people. There is a vast land in the northeast, and now there are only more than 20 million. Even if it's another 20 million. There is no problem either. The vast area of Mongolia can also feed tens of millions of people. Therefore, the future goal of the seven northern provinces is to absorb more than 20 million displaced people.

"The young marshal is right, the land annexation in the Guannai is very serious now, and many landless peasants are living in poverty, and once they encounter a famine. There is only one way to beg, if you can attract them to the north. This will undoubtedly increase our population. Yang Du also said. It is true that the population of the north is too small, and it is not even as large as some of the most populous provinces in Kannai. If you don't have enough people, if you want to develop, that's just empty words.

"According to the agreement of our Beiyang government, we can go to Guannai to recruit displaced people. However, the Beiyang government will certainly not watch us do this. After all. Once our strength increases, it will be a great threat to them. Yuan Jinkai, director of the Department of Civil Affairs, said. He was originally Zhang Yuting's confidant, but after Zhang Yuting's death, he still took refuge in Wu Xingquan. He is also a capable man. That's why he was appointed director of the Civil Affairs Agency.

Everyone else nodded again and again, and the current seven northern provinces have undoubtedly become the great enemies of the Beiyang government. In the future, it will compete with the Beiyang government for the world. The Beiyang government will definitely not allow the seven northern provinces to absorb the displaced people in the Guannai, so as to strengthen its own strength.

"Hmph, if they don't agree, that's a blatant tearing up of the agreement. When the time comes, our army will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to move south. Wu Xingquan snorted coldly, and did not seem to be worried about the Beiyang government not abiding by the agreement.

"That's right, if the Beiyang government doesn't abide by the agreement, it gives us an excuse to send troops. By next year, the army will have completed its rest and will be able to continue to use troops abroad. Of course, we will try our best to avoid the use of foreign troops, and the main focus in the past few years has been to develop ourselves. But if Yuan Datou doesn't keep his word, then it's no wonder that we can't be blamed. Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.

When others think about it, it's the same thing. The combat effectiveness of the Jilin Army is much stronger than that of the Beiyang Army. Even small Japan can't compare. As long as Yuan Datou's head was not caught by the door, he would not provoke the Jilin Army at this juncture, isn't that looking for death?

"Young Marshal, we plan to send a large number of people to recruit displaced people in the Guannai after the beginning of spring. It's just that it requires a lot of money. We roughly calculated that a homeless person from inside the customs to outside the customs, the cost of the road plus the consumption on the road, I am afraid that it is not enough to have ten oceans. And that's when everything is organized by us. Yuan Jinkai continued. Zhang Yuting has already fallen, and in order to integrate into the northern government as soon as possible, he has also made great efforts to analyze the work he is in charge of.

"Don't worry about the problem of funds, we will set up a special fund for this purpose to be responsible for the absorption of displaced people." Wu Haoxuan said. Although this will cost a lot of money, I am afraid that the annual investment in this area alone is as high as 20 million oceans. However, for the future development of the north, no matter how much money you have, you have to pay for it, and this money cannot be saved.

Yuan Jinkai nodded and said no more. Now that the funding is secured, his work is easy to get started.

"The second major task is industrial development. As you all know, at this stage, a strong industry is the guarantee for a country's prosperity and strength. Therefore, in the next few years, the seven northern provinces will focus on developing a number of large-scale industrial enterprises. Benxi and Anshan will build large-scale iron and steel plants. In addition, Suiyuan also has abundant coal and iron resources, and a large-scale heavy industry base should also be planned. After the steel mill was built, a machine shop and other factories could be built. Wu Haoxuan said.

The development of heavy industry is the basic keynote, and this is the guarantee for the seven northern provinces to become strong. With steel, it was possible to build railways and produce all kinds of weapons and equipment. The seven northern provinces are rich in coal and iron resources, so naturally they cannot be wasted.

Xia Shoutian, director of the Department of Industry, Ma Tengxi, governor of Fengtian Province, and Wang Yongjiang, governor of Suiyuan Province, all nodded their heads one after another. The establishment of these heavy industry bases is closely related to their work.

"Young marshal, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money to build these factories. It is difficult for private capital to invest in these industries. Xia Shoutian said. Investing in heavy industry requires technical support, and at the same time, the results are slow. Those private businessmen will definitely not choose these projects.

"The government will be responsible for investing in all heavy industry factories. In addition, we will attract foreign capital to invest in these industries, and there is no need to worry about the problem of capital. As for private capital, the Department of Industry only needs to guide them to invest in the light industry. Wu Haoxuan said.

When it comes to the development of heavy industry, it is clear that only government investment can be relied upon. Private businessmen will hardly invest in these industries. For example, steel mills need to invest a lot of money, and at the same time, the returns are relatively slow. Private capital generally does not enter. In addition, if these strategic industries are all in the hands of private capital, it will not be conducive to the country's security. Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best choice for the government to lead the investment in these areas.

"Yes, young marshal." Xia Shoutian nodded.

"Young marshal, if you want to establish a heavy industry base in Suiyuan, there is one more thing that you can't ignore it! That's traffic. Suiyuan is located inland, and the transportation is inconvenient. It was necessary to build a railway in order to ensure the construction of a heavy industrial base. Zhan Tianyou, director of the Department of Transportation, said.

In another time and space, he was already presiding over the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. It's just that in this time and space, the war that broke out in the Northeast, as well as the first battle between the Jilin Army and the Beiyang Army, greatly affected the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and it has not been built at all. Wu Haoxuan knew about Zhan Tianyou, so he specially sent someone to invite him to serve as the director of the Transportation Department of the Political Affairs Committee. In order to convince Zhan Tianyou, Wu Haoxuan even assured that the annual investment in transportation construction will not be less than 50 million oceans. You must know that the cost of a kilometer of railways in this era is only 50,000 oceans. If you have 50 million oceans, you can already build a 1,000-kilometer railway. Moreover, this is still an annual investment, not a total investment.

It was Wu Haoxuan's sincerity that attracted Zhan Tianyou.

"Of course, railways are essential. Not only railways need to be built, but roads also need to be built. This is our third major task. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, and if the seven northern provinces want to develop, they must improve transportation. Wu Haoxuan said.

"The young marshal's plan is right, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. If there is no road, how can you get rich? Zhan Tianyou said excitedly, from which he could also see Wu Haoxuan's support for transportation.

"In the future, the seven northern provinces will increase investment in railways. We want to build a railway from Jinzhou to Chengde, then to Zhangjiakou and finally to Baotou. In addition, it is necessary to build a railway from Shengjing City to Kulun, and a railway from Kulun to Zhangjiakou. Wu Haoxuan said. These three railways, if successful, will strengthen the control of Mongolia, especially Outer Mongolia. Wu Haoxuan knew that the Russians had always coveted Mongolia, and they had to take precautions in advance. (To be continued......)

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