When Smith arrived in Xi'an, Long Qian was accompanied by Shengyun to northern Shaanxi to inspect the development of Yanchang oil fields. Shengyun is one of the few former Qing officials who have been promoted to the provincial and ministerial levels, and now serves as the vice governor of Shaanxi Province, in charge of transportation and education. Shengyun, who had worked hard to withstand the pressure of the Germans in the Yanchang Oilfield, expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that after the establishment of New China, he gave up the Yanchang Oilfield and invested a lot of money in the Shandong Zhili Oilfield.

Cao Minzhong went to Xifu to handle the case, Liu Daoyi stayed in Weinan, and Duan Fang also went to Xifu with Cao Minzhong, and he went to check the progress of the construction of the highway from Xi'an to Xifu. Long Qian also wanted to see the current situation in northern Shaanxi, he became the president and had not yet set foot in northern Shaanxi. So he gladly accepted Shengyun's invitation and went to northern Shaanxi in a car under the escort of the presidential guard.

Long Qian already knew the details of Fang Shengyuan's contact with Smith, and the minutes of the meeting written by Fang Shengyuan himself arrived in Xi'an by plane. The long-distance telephone network is under construction, and the telephone line from Xi'an to Beijing has been opened, but the sound quality is very poor, and Fang Shengyuan still uses the method that Long Qian likes. Now that he has a plane, Long Qian can stay close to Beijing when he goes on patrol, and at most every other day, the presidential office will send urgent official documents that need to be reviewed by Long Qian to the president's office, and the approval of official letters has become Long Qian's main job, and he has to spend at least six or more hours a day doing this increasingly disgusting thing.

Long Qian decided to cool down Smith, and he firmly believed that it was the British who were in a hurry now, not himself. So he left Gu Xiaolin to wait for Smith, and he and Shengyun went to northern Shaanxi.

Shengyun was recommended by the end side, which proves that this is a talent. After learning about Shengyun's past, Long Qian was more satisfied with this Manchu official, and he did a lot of good things in the governor of Shaanxi, such as preparing for the establishment of the Shaanxi University Hall and preparing for the development of Yanchang Oil, which were good deeds for the benefit of the country and the people, and this person was extremely incorruptible, which was very rare in the Manchu officialdom.

When he was in Xi'an, Long Qian had a long talk with Shengyun twice, and the topics were very mixed. From Seung-yun's mouth, he got a lot of information that he didn't know, such as the protection of Dongling and Xiling. According to Seung-yoon. The destruction of the two imperial tombs of the Qing court was extremely severe, and tomb robberies had already occurred. Long Qian was extremely surprised, because Deng Qinghua had not reported this matter to him at all. Long Qian wrote a harshly worded text message to Deng Qinghua in front of Shengyun, criticizing Deng Qinghua's disregard for the preservation of Qing relics. The province of Zhili, together with the Ministry of Culture and Education, was asked to study a specific protection measure for the two tombs. It is emphasized that the imperial tombs belong to the category of cultural relics. It must be properly protected, and specialized personnel should be organized and sufficient funds should be listed. At this stage, it is not allowed to excavate any tomb of the emperor and queen.

The letter was taken back to Beijing by a communications plane.

Seung Yoon thanked him for this. Long Qian said to him, "You are considering from the standpoint of the Manchus, and I am from the standpoint of protecting cultural relics. The Manchu Qing Dynasty has become history, and some relics of the Manchu Qing Dynasty have become cultural relics, which the state should protect. Regarding Shengyun's proposal to retain the construction of the Taimiao, Long Qian said that it can be studied, "The imperial palace has been turned into a museum, although it is not open to ordinary people, but it will eventually be opened, and the central organs have basically moved out of the West Garden, including Xiannongtan and Taimiao, all of which occupy the best location in the capital, and how to deal with it should be properly planned." China's history is very long, there are many historical sites, how to rise to the height of national cultural inheritance of the overall planning is a big problem, this is not only a one-sided matter of the former Qing Dynasty monuments. Sir, this building yì is very good. When I return to Beijing, I will convene a special meeting to study it, and if you have any specific ideas, sort them out, and then you will come to Beijing to give a talk at the meeting. ”

In this regard, Seung-yun talked about the evaluation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and was very dissatisfied with the current criticism of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China, especially in the cultural circles, and held that it was unfair to attribute the country's poverty and backwardness to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Empress Dowager Cixi became the sinner referred to by Qianfu, and he could not accept it.

Long Qian talked to Shengyun about Cixi and said, "I have had several contacts with the Empress Dowager Cixi, and objectively speaking, without her appreciation of me, there would be no development of the Mengshan Army. There is also no republic today. However, you have to accept the reality that the fall of the Manchu Qing is an inevitable historical trend, and without Long Qian and Mengshan Jun, there will be others to do this. This is historical materialism. Cixi's reuse of me was selfish, in order to cultivate an armed force loyal to her to fight against the new army represented by Yuan Shikai. I was 'ungrateful' before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and I have not banned it since the founding of the People's Republic of China. I don't care that much. I saw clearly early on the fact that the Manchu court and Cixi could not do well in China, and the fall of the Manchu Qing was a good thing for China, not a bad thing, but the tombs of the emperors and queens of the Manchu Qing should not be destroyed, and the talents left behind by the Manchus should not be buried. On the whole, the emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were better than the Ming Dynasty, at least in terms of being diligent in government affairs. However, your ancestors could not recognize the general trend of the world and could not make changes in line with the general trend, and they were doomed to be abandoned by history. ”

Shengyun was very grateful to Long Qian for his evaluation of the fairness of the Qing emperor, but believed that the Manchus were not unaware of the need for change, and Cixi had actually done a lot of things, and had personally heard her talk about change since she was a child. The reason why it didn't work out was that it didn't work out below, and a bastard like Yixuan shouldn't be used at all.

Long Qian was very interested in such a conversation, especially since the other party was a Manchu nobleman himself. He said to Shengyun, the evaluation of the Manchu characters should be left to history, we are all counted as parties, I'm afraid it doesn't count. The evaluation of historical figures depends on time to precipitate, and it will be fairer after fifty or a hundred years. Now some people have proposed to revise the history, and I strongly agree with it. Yi Liang is now in Tianjin, he is in a panic, it is said that he is in poor health, he is not worried that the people of Mengshan Army will trouble him, but that the people of the Qing family will liquidate him. I have already given instructions on safety, and in the future, you can do something in it, and you, Duanfang, Zai Ze, Yixuan, Chang Gung, and even Tie Liang can do something in it. We must fix the history of the Qing Dynasty.

Seung Yoon's heart was gloomy. The revision of the history of the Qing Dynasty meant the end of the Qing Dynasty. All illusions of restoration were completely shattered. The achievements made by the People's Republic of China in the six years since its founding are enough to dispel any illusions of restoration, but fortunately, most of these changes are what I want to see. Especially in terms of sovereignty.

On the way to northern Shaanxi, Shengyun had more time to communicate with Long Qian, and he found that the president had a mind that the central officials lacked, and he was not so concerned about the background of officials, but more about ability, of course, there was a premise of loyalty to the country and the nation. As an official retained by the former Qing Dynasty, Shengyun has always felt the discrimination of "Zhengpai" backgrounds, especially generals from the army, such as the two commanders of the Northwest Military Region, who were wary of them, the "remnants of the Manchu Dynasty". Instead, with the president, Seung-yoon received the respect he deserved. The president is well aware of his past legacy. Twice mentioned, given a high rating. Emphasizing the characteristics of China's multi-ethnic republic, as long as they are loyal to the motherland and the people, the country should not be divided according to ethnic groups. This made Seung-yoon feel comfortable.

On the way to the extension. More talk about the extension of oil. Shengyun strongly built a hub to increase the development of oil fields in northern Shaanxi. It is believed that Xi'an is already one of the industrial centers of gravity. The demand for oil is increasing, and the construction of Yanchang oil field can not only supply the industrial demand in the northwest and even Shanxi nearby, but also increase the income of northern Shaanxi. In the six years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the income of the people in the northwest has not increased much, and food and clothing have not been solved in many places. There is a statistic in Shaanxi Province that the per capita grain of Yan'an, Yulin, and Suide in northern Shaanxi is less than 300 catties.

Long Qian was glad that Seung-yoon had noticed the livelihood of the people. But he has no plans to invest heavily in Yanchang oil for the time being.

There is oil in the Yanchang area, but because of the cost problem, there is no value for large-scale development for the time being, and the current domestic oil consumption is extremely low, and the Jiyang oil field alone has a surplus, and the export also has a zài problem, and after the war with Japan, a huge adjacent market was abolished. Germany and France are short of oil, and even if it is not because of the war, the cost of transportation must be an unavoidable problem. Therefore, it is not yet time for the large-scale development of Yanchang oil fields.

"The central government has an overall plan for the revitalization of the national economy. From next year, the five-year plan will be implemented, and the core will be transportation and industrial infrastructure, and of course, education will not be relaxed. There is no way to do this if the input to agriculture does not increase. The northwest is vast and sparsely populated, rich in resources, and will certainly develop greatly in the future. But for now, we can only endure. The main problem in the northwest is soil erosion, and the lack of water is strict. As you can see, most of the mountains are bald, and you have to find a way to change the status quo. It is necessary to plant trees and grasses on a large scale, and expand livestock rather than reclaiming wasteland to increase arable land. If the grain in Guanzhong is not enough to support the whole province, I would rather transfer grain from other provinces to northern Shaanxi, and it will take ten or twenty years to turn the northwest green. This is a grand strategy, and the first five-year plan was formulated along this line of thought, and you in Shaanxi are probably working on your own plan, and you must follow the path pointed out by the central authorities, and you must focus on the future rather than the present. Long Qian said to Shengyun when he was playing in Nanlaoshan Town, Yan'an Prefecture.

The restaurant is very small, and you can't even find a plate of vegetables for mutton soup and pastries. Sheng Yunjian went to Yan'an City to dine again, saying that he had already notified Yan'an Mansion. But Long Qian said that he was hungry, so he could eat casually here. Dozens of well-dressed men suddenly appeared in the town, as well as cars rarely seen by the local people, and the people in the town knew that a big man was coming, but they didn't expect that it would be the president.

"This is very difficult, and it will not be effective even in 20 years." After a simple lunch, Shengyun accompanied Long Qian to the entrance of the town for a walk, looked at the surrounding desolate mountains and said.

"As the old saying goes, serving as an official benefits one party, but I value officials who are not eager for quick success in the long run. Of course, with the enhancement of the country's economic strength, the proportion of industry in northern Shaanxi will increase, and there will be a lot of coal in Yulin, and there are many other mines, but the problem of greening must be grasped unremittingly, and if it is not possible in 20 years, it will be 30 years, and future generations will affirm our current decision-making, I firmly believe. ”

"Be sure to do what the president directs." Seung Yoon said.

"To mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, the greening of barren mountains must let the people taste the sweetness. Of course, there should also be some local laws and regulations to prohibit indiscriminate logging. The people do not think about what will happen in a few decades, they can only enjoy the fruits of the policy and are not willing to pay temporary losses, and you should pay full attention to this. It is necessary to refine the greening strategy into indicators, take it as the main assessment content of the tenure of local officials, mercilessly reward the good and punish the bad, and implement it with an iron fist. Along the way, the more I look at it, the sadder I become. Long Qian was also looking at the barren mountains that had been silent for tens of thousands of years, "I heard that there are moisture-proof facilities in the ruins of the Great Wall of Qin in Gansu, which shows that the northwest rained abundantly two thousand years ago, not like it is now, if the greening work is effective, it will directly affect the climate, do you believe it or not?" ”

Seung Yoon was skeptical.

"The Ministry of Communications will allocate special funds to improve the traffic in northern Shaanxi, at least to build a high-grade highway connecting the main states and counties in northern Shaanxi in Xi'an, in view of the situation in Shaanxi, the proportion of self-financing in the province will be lower than that of other provinces, you must seriously grasp this matter, this spring will start construction, this is not only the people's livelihood road, but also the national defense road."

"I heard that the president has plans to join the European war, I wonder if it's true?"

"Who are you listening to?"

"A few days ago, Commander Feng gave us a lecture on combat readiness in Xi'an. Although Commander Feng did not say it explicitly, his subordinates heard the commander's words. There is a sentence in the subordinates that I don't know when to say it......"

"Tell me."

"My subordinates thought that the president's neutrality was good. Europe is thousands of miles away from us, so why marry someone else? If a country goes to war, it will inevitably waste its national strength, and even if it wins, it will probably outweigh the losses. The achievements made by the president in leading the country over the past six years since the founding of the People's Republic of China are obvious to all, so why not sink down and immerse yourself in economic construction? ”

"The Prime Minister used to think so. I've had a few deep conversations with him recently, and his views have changed a bit. The British sent a special envoy to Beijing, and the prime minister had a good talk with the British. The British envoy was anxious to see me, so he chased him to Xi'an, and still tried to win over my country to join the war. What you said is not unreasonable, but the history of ancient and modern China and foreign countries has proved that any country, any nation, will not really rise without experiencing a few major wars, and after a fierce battle with the Japanese, Qingdao and Tianjin were recovered, and the hidden dangers of Gyeonggi's defense were basically eliminated. This account can't be counted as economy alone, Penghu, Ryukyu Taiwan is occupied, so many concessions, and millions of people have to be compensated every year, how can we be said to be self-reliant and self-reliant? If we do not participate in this world war and win, our country will not shake off the shackles and will not be looked up to by others. There will be no status as a great power. The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and the center is cautious, and it will not take risks if it is not seven or eight points sure. You don't have to say these things to others, and when you reach this position, you must have an overall vision, not only to see the whole country, but also to see the world clearly. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Long Qian arrived at Yan'an Fucheng, a very small city with a radius of less than a kilometer, and it was only a few steps away. Regarding the request of the mayor of Yan'an to renovate the city wall, Long Qian did not agree, "What are you doing to repair the city wall?" If I could, I'd build it upside down. There will be no more wars in Yan'an, this important place for nomads does not need a city wall, if you have money, you can repair the road, and the other is to plant trees, plant trees on a large scale, you see how many trees are there in the surrounding mountains? A heavy rain will surely cause flash floods. The other is to plan to build a power plant and a waterworks to effectively change the lives of the people of Yan'an. It's useless. If you have that time, you might as well build public baths and public toilets. If you don't extend it today, let's stay here. ”

That night, Long Qian received a telegram from Xi'an, saying that the British envoy had arrived in Xi'an, and Long Qian called back to ask the British to wait, and ordered the feudal pillar in Lanzhou to return to Xi'an for discussion. (To be continued......)