"Brigade Commander Wang, Brigade Commander Zheng, I don't know how many officers are stuck on the threshold from colonel to major general, congratulations on becoming one of the general-level officers of the Northeast Army." Ma Wenhai pinned the shining stars to the epaulettes of Wang Jianbing and Zheng Xuebin respectively.

Li Yinpei, who was newly appointed below, and the officers of the other 23rd Division applauded one after another, and the 23rd Division at this time was reduced by a small half, and the remaining half was still absorbed from the original, and the other part of the officers were transferred from the Fengjun side.

"The lowly rank will swear to repay the promotion of Yu Shuai!" Wang Jianbing and Zheng Xuebin said with excited expressions, when the two of them were suppressed by Gao Shifu, they were almost unable to protect themselves. Later, Gao Junfeng also climbed on their heads, if it weren't for the Feng army entering Jilin, I am afraid that Zheng Xuebin would also sit on the cold bench at this time, where would there be the scenery of being promoted to major general at this time. Wang Jianbing didn't have much military power, and later I am afraid that it was because of the persuasion of him that he was re-employed by the Feng army, if he took the initiative a little more, I am afraid that he could add a few more points to his impression on Qin Yu's side. Zheng Xuebin couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. But at this point, it doesn't help to think about it anymore. Thinking of the officers and soldiers in the other Ji Army, except for those who were incorporated into the 23rd Division, they all became the targets of cutting, Zheng Xuebin was a little happy in his heart. Feng's 6th Division had withdrawn to Taonan to rest, and Sun Liechen and Yang Jianhua's two divisions were pressed in the Changchun area, with tens of thousands of troops, and there was no room for them to bargain.

"Brother Xuebin, we are here this time, his grandmother's, it is not in vain that we have sacrificed our lives to fight for once." After the meeting, Wang Jianbing looked complacent.

"Yes, the threshold for this Feng army is really ridiculously high, and the original Jilin Army 7788 has also expanded to nearly 50,000 people for Division Commander Meng, and now it is so cut. There are not even 10,000 people, and some people have to be retrained. Zheng Xuebin smacked his tongue.

"Yes, but to say that although the Feng army is stricter, this military discipline and combat power are really not blown, I heard how the Feng army can fight. Most of them still don't believe it, I didn't expect that a newly formed Feng 6th Division could be on par with the old 23rd Division, but I have seen the ruthlessness of the teacher, but with the combat power of the 23rd Division, there is really no hope of breaking through the position of the Feng 6th Division. Wang Jianbing said.

"This is also the good treatment of the army, the salary alone is nearly three times higher than that of our soldiers, and the military uniforms, military shoes, military quilts, and accommodation are not better than ours. Even the Central Army is not as good as the Feng Army in this regard, not to mention the food, there is such a good treatment, there are many people who want to be soldiers, you have to break the rules, kick out, and there is nowhere to find someone to reason. Zheng Xuebin said, "In a word." This is so rich. ”

"Yes, but I've heard that a worker in Mukden is much higher than the salary of our Jilin soldiers. Naturally, the treatment of soldiers will also go up a little, which is also normal. Wang Jianbing said.

"Well, it seems that although you and I are now a brigade commander, we will have to abide by the rules of the Fengjun in the future, we are not the Fengjun of the lineage after all. Two or three divisions of Fengtian were pressed in Jilin, as well as in the surrounding areas. We don't have any right to speak. Zheng Xuebin sighed.

"You can think about this, but I heard that the 2nd Division of Feng will be transferred to Harbin next month to build a military camp in Harbin, I see, this Yushuai has a big mind." Wang Jianbing's mysterious and mysterious way.

"What? Build a military camp over there in Harbin? Zheng Xuebin was taken aback. Yu Shuai: This is what to do. Mo, Mo is not fighting Heilongjiang's idea. ”

"It should be eight or nine not far from ten, our Jilin has been taken down by Yu Shuai, and now that the president is gone, who can still suppress Yu Shuai and not let Yu Shuai rise?" Wang Jianbing said with a smile, "Even Xu Lanzhou of Heilongjiang is not a safe lord, he wants to be an overseer all day long, but this time I am afraid that he will not have any share." ”

"That's right, Heilongjiang has only one army division, as well as two brigades of Ba Ying'e and Yingshun, and it is not enough for the Fengjun to fight when they are tied together, so there is no need to transfer troops from Fengtian, and our four divisions can also bulldoze Heilongjiang by pushing it all the way. I heard that Yu Shuai has a very good relationship with Tsarist Russia, and it is impossible for this Tsarist to help Xu Lanzhou. Zheng Xuebin nodded, and said with a little excitement on his face, "If you really get to this point, Yu Shuai's strength can be outside the pass, and we people will naturally be able to rise up." ”

The 40,000 or 50,000 guns collected from the Jilin Army this time, of which 20,000 were made in Japan, nearly 20,000 were made in Hanyang, and some other miscellaneous guns, all of which were collected together and sold to the Russian side. Together with a large number of shells and gunpowder, it was transported to the distant mainland of Russia and Europe. At this time, the conditions of the Tsarist army in the European battlefield were even more difficult than those of their Jilin army, and there was no room for picking.

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"Congratulations, students, on standing out from the tens of thousands of applicants, but this is just the beginning. The backwardness of the Republic of China began with industry, and the backwardness of industry began with technology, and the backwardness of technology began with talent, and the backwardness of talent began with education. Education is the foundation of a country, so Fengtian would rather raise 100,000 less troops, but also unswervingly implement the compulsory education system of primary school, tighten his belt to live, and also establish Fengtian University of Technology. ”

"It's not terrible to be backward, it's terrible to be a heart that is willing to fall and not want to forge ahead. Before the establishment of Fengtian University of Technology, some people behind it said that it was impossible for the Republic of China to run a science and engineering university that could be compared with the great powers, with no funds and no teachers, and the Republic of China had almost no experience in this area. If you want to get a higher degree, you have to study abroad. This must change. ”

“……… It is up to you to make these hopes come true. Learn the most cutting-edge knowledge and skills, serve the nation, and do your best for national construction. As the first science and engineering university in Northeast China, Fengtian University of Technology has carried the hopes of countless people, and you have also carried the hopes of countless people, gentlemen. Please! ”

After reading the long speech paper, Qin Yu bent down and saluted the students in the playground with a solemn expression.

"Study hard, serve the nation, serve the country!" The voices of all the students present gradually unified from uneven to behind, and then converged into a torrent, floating in the sky above Fengtian City.

"It's much more difficult to run a university than to train an army." Qin Yu, who had never been frightened in the face of tens of thousands of troops, was eagerly stared at by the eyes of thousands of pairs of students below. There is some weakness in my heart for no reason.

"Yes, Dashuai has expanded several divisions in one go, but it has taken more than three years from the beginning of the preparation to the present." As the first president of Fengtian University of Technology, Xie Yinchang said with a smile.

"The expansion of the army is also a helpless move, if there are no those with guns, do you think the Japanese will let Mukden do so many things? It has long been robbed so that there is not even a single hair left. Qin Yu shook his head, different fields always want to get more funds, and Fengtian's investment in education must not be low.

Although Fengtian's investment in education at this time has far exceeded the imagination of him and Liu Jingxuan, no one in education will think that the government has invested too much money in this field.

"The school is up and running. If there are unqualified teachers, they should be dismissed appropriately, or transferred to other schools to teach, but these students should not be delayed because of the teacher's problems. Qin Yudao originally decided to follow the example of the Technical University of Munich and wanted to hire a few more German professors, but Germany fell into World War I. Qin Yu couldn't get people over, and many international students came back from the United States in the past two years. Coupled with some teachers hired from the United States, they can barely support Fengtian Gongda.

"At present, among the 133 faculty members of Fengtian University of Technology, 87 have returned from studying abroad, 15 are doctors, 39 are masters, and 32 are bachelors. Mostly Harvah, Columbia, Yale, Cornell, MIT. Graduated from a university such as the California Institute of Technology. There are 9 American professors. Most of the other students who have not stayed abroad are high-achieving students who graduated from schools such as Beijing and Fudan. Xie Yinchang said, "In terms of the number of teachers, Fengtian University of Technology definitely ranks first in the Republic of China. Teaching 3,000 students is enough for the time being. "Whether it is the number of teachers or the number of college students, Fengtian University of Technology is now second to none in China, and it can be described as unprecedented.

"Hmm." Qin Yu nodded, there are several departments of Fengtian University of Technology, some of which have already started classes, and it is not until today that they are generally complete, and the opening ceremony will be officially held. For the time being, Qin Yu has also been removed.

"The president is gone, Huang Xing is gone, Cai Ye is also gone, and unconsciously, these characters who stirred up an era have disappeared from the people's sight. Those who have the ability are gone, the new people are really not very good, Luo Peijin has a great Yunnanism in his bones, his ambition is greater than Cai Yi, his ability and prestige are not as good as Cai Yi, Beijing's Duan Hefei is also more tempered than Yuan Xiangcheng, he has more than strength, his moral prestige is insufficient, the southern secession has become strong, the central government is not quiet, and the northeast is not worrying, the situation in the Republic of China is really not optimistic. After the opening ceremony, Qin Yu walked on the lawn of the campus, and the autumn sun shone on people, making people feel extremely comfortable.

"Yes, Zhang Xun and Ni Sichong created a superintendent army, which stirred up the central miasma. Duan Hefei's think tank is making waves in it again. The military interferes in politics, this is going to cause a big mess, and the only thing that is gratifying is that the situation in the northeast is not bad. Lan Tianwei sighed, looking at the energetic students coming and going in front of her, and felt a little comforted in her heart.

"I've been working hard in Fengtian Province for more than ten years, and I always have to have some effect." Speaking of the current situation in Fengtian, Qin Yu was generally quite satisfied. "Brother Ji Hao, you have formulated a plan here to gradually implement the reserve military service system in the Northeast within five years. In the future, one reorganized division and one shelf division will be added every year, and at least 400,000 reserve and supplementary soldiers will be trained within five years. ”

"Reserve military service? 400,000 people have been trained in five years, where did the marshal get so much money? "Fengtian Province's annual expenditure is budgeted, and the investment in education, military spending, industry, water conservancy, etc., is based on a fixed proportion if there are no accidents, and there will not be much change. Lan Tianwei also has some understanding of this aspect. He didn't know where Qin Yu got so much money.

"I'll figure out how to deal with the money, and it won't be less anyway." The largest market is the United States, where the production and import of heroin are legal, and almost one in the dozen people in the entire United States, especially doctors, can be seen in a dozen people. Then came Tsarist Russia, and then Japan. High-end things like heroin are not something that ordinary civilians can afford. Drugs alone have earned tens of millions of dollars in profits for Qin Yu this year. It is more than enough to carry out the reserves in the Northeast. However, Jilin, and the infrastructure construction of Heilongjiang that will start next year is not generally backward, coupled with the railway construction in the next few years, this money looks a lot, in fact, it is still not enough, if you want not to delay the construction speed of the Northeast, you will have to take more loans later.

"An integrator. One shelf division, plus Fengtian's current army, can have 14 integrated divisions within five years, and the other 5 shelf divisions can also be expanded at any time. Lan Tianwei asked tentatively, with Fengtian's economic conditions at this time, if the central government is sluggish. After five years, I really have the confidence to enter the customs.

"I don't know what will happen to Kannai in five years, but the South Manchurian Railway cannot always be controlled by the Japanese. The Fushun Coal Mine was also grabbed by the Japanese before, just this road, a coal mine is enough to raise several divisions, in short, it depends on the situation, the Japanese always looked for trouble with me in the past, and I took the initiative to find it back after I couldn't do it. Qin Yu said with a smile.

"That's not going to work. Even with 20 integrated divisions and other troops, there are only about 260,000 people. 500,000 reservists. At the peak of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army amassed more than 270,000 troops and thousands of artillery pieces, not including the navy. The number of troops that can be mobilized in the country is more than 2 million, and this does not include the Japanese navy. With Fengtian's current strength, even if it develops for another four or five years, it will still be unable to catch up with the strength of the whole country of Japan. Lan Tianwei shook her head. As the trump card of the current Feng army, the flying squadron, and the tank unit, for the time being, can occupy a certain advantage in the technical arms, but Japan is a great power after all, and it is not impossible to catch up in the future. ”

Seeing the chaos that is gradually rising in the Guannai now, Lan Tianwei especially feels that the current scene in Fengtian is not easy to come by, and it would be a pity if he died because he rashly provoked a full-scale conflict with Japan. Don't look at the current Fengtian army is very strong, if it really comes to the time when the winner must be decided, it is impossible for Fengtian to withstand Japan's all-round retaliation, just those more than 30 bombers, the previous more than 50 tanks, can give the Japanese army a dismount in the early stage. But Mukden can buy it with money, and so can Japan. Just fighting for money, Mukden can't fight for Japan. And those tanks have a very high failure rate, although they are powerful, but in Lan Tianwei's opinion, the failure rate of up to nearly one-third is a bit flashy compared to its expensive price.

"I'm not at the point where I can't do anything about myself, it all depends." Qin Yu said with a smile. Mukden's strength is not enough to provoke Japan, but if the entire Northeast has created its own military industrial system, there is an army of about 300,000, there is no need to be so careful, the Japanese army is not too strong, the layout of the aircraft has lagged behind Mukden, the congenital lack of resources, and the small family spirit has determined that the Japanese are also difficult to defeat Mukden in terms of armor strength, which has already obtained the black panther and jaguar skills. On the infantry side, the Japanese machine-gun fire was not very strong, and the only tricky point was the relatively strong artillery of the Japanese army.

However, Lan Tianwei is also right, if the Northeast wants to run its own arms industry to a certain scale, three or five years is indeed not enough, and the situation will be better if you wait a few more years.

"When does the marshal plan to use troops against Heilongjiang?" Lan Tianwei asked, it is naturally impossible to hide from him, the chief of the general staff, who built a military camp in Harbin, in fact, until now, there is no secret about Lan Tianwei in the entire Feng army.

"Next year, Heilongjiang will have a population of three or four million, Jilin will have five or six million, and we will have more than 13 million in Fengtian so far, adding up to 20 million. The Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, and the population is still too small overall. The average life expectancy in rural areas is only 367, the urban population is only about 40, and the infant mortality rate is as high as 15 percent. Qin Yu sighed, in some mountainous areas, because there are too many births, and there is a patriarchal mentality, it is not impossible to support so many children, and it is not uncommon for babies to drown, which directly leads to the imbalance in the ratio of men and women in this era.

"Dashuai is now implementing a tax reduction system, the taxes on ordinary people have been greatly reduced, Fengtian Province is less than one-third of what it used to be, and ordinary families can support more children, and it has been extended to all counties, and the township hospitals save hundreds of thousands of people every year, these casual places are really a great merit. Now that the infant mortality rate in Mukden Province has been greatly reduced, it will be implemented in the northeast, and the population of the northeast will increase in the future. ”

Lan Tianwei nodded and sighed, in the past, many minor illnesses could be cured, but because of the lack of adequate medicines and doctors, many people were sick and died, and they couldn't even eat enough, so how could they afford to see a doctor. However, Fengtian unconsciously solved the food and clothing of ordinary people, and the drugs produced by the pharmaceutical factory could also be exported in large quantities on the basis of supplying Fengtian Province.

"We still have to rely on the introduction of immigrants, the population distribution should be a little more balanced, and those little ones can come in handy when they grow up, you and I are a lot older." Qin Yu said.

"It's only been 20 years, governing the country is like cooking a small fresh, and the kung fu masters in this area are much better than me." Lan Tianwei said with a smile, although Qin Yu said so, education, reserve military service system, medical care, tax reductions and exemptions, these seem to be large investments, and they take a long time to bear fruit, which is not Qin Yu's main investment.

That's true, but the Republic of China relies on Japan and Russia, and it just so happens that both countries are very aggressive countries. Destined to move forward with twists and turns. Qin Yuha smiled, 20 years of hard work, if the Republic of China was unified earlier, it would almost become the most cutting-edge power in the world, the Soviet Union after the October Revolution, not much better than the situation of the Republic of China, and then carried out a big purge, and still became one of the most powerful countries in the thirties. The population of the Republic of China is larger than that of the Soviet Union, and there is no shortage of resources that should be there, and it has the foundation to become a great power. The only drawback is that the Soviet Union inherited the huge gold reserves left over from Tsarist Russia. There is also a certain industrial base. This is something that the Republic of China does not have. (To be continued......)