According to Governor Tao's demographic survey, Hulunbuir has a population of about 313,000 people. Among them, the Mongolian nationality occupies the majority, about 210,000 people, the Han people who have immigrated in the past two years are the second largest race, about 79,000 people, and the rest are Hui, Manchu, Korean, Dahur, Russian, Bai, Lebanese, Uygur and other ethnic minorities. ”

"This is the construction of Governor Tao according to the Hulunbuir census, and the construction of Hulunbuir as a city." Tian Helin put Wen Jiàn in front of Qin Yu and said.

"Do you think the conditions are ripe for Hulunbuir to be a city?" Qin Yu asked, adding up to less than 300,000 people, compared with the counties with more populations in Fengtian, as for the resources, there are too few people.

"Hulunbuir is very rich in resources, according to Xu Huaqing's report, in its jurisdiction of Manchuria, there is a large coalfield dominated by brown coal, with reserves of more than 1 million tons. There are also two small copper mines, and silver mines can be contracted out. According to Governor Tao's report, Hulunbuir produces about 45,000 catties of grain annually, mainly wheat, corn, soybeans and potatoes. ”

"In other words, this grain alone, excluding the taxes paid, is enough to feed more than 400,000 people." Hearing about the grain production, Qin Yu felt the potential of Hulunbuir. After a little calculation, the standard of feeding 400,000 people is only high.

"Dashuai, the account can not be counted like this, agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery can produce food, Hulunbuir's livestock is also a large output, with incomplete statistics, Hulunbuir's livestock conservative amount of more than 2.7 million heads, of which large livestock and sheep account for the vast majority, about 2.4 million heads. There are more than 77,000 pigs and 93,000 cattle. In addition, the feed produced by Hulunbuir has been exported to the three eastern provinces, and even in Guannei. If some more land is reclaimed, it is a conservative estimate that Hulunbuir can feed one million people. Tian Helin said with a smile.

Qin Yu nodded, if a person has a meat match, the demand for food will be lower. "The matter of reclamation is coordinated by several provinces and special zones, and you can discuss the transfer of materials by yourself. There is still a shortage of people in the Northeast. In the next few years, immigration will be dominated by Heilongjiang for the time being, supplemented by Fengtian Province and followed by Jilin. ”

"It's humble, it seems that the handsome man is really aiming for the north." Tian Helin said with a smile.

"The Manchus were not angry, they lost a large area of the country, how could they get it back, and it was not a substantial occupation with knives and guns, only to take root in the local area for generations. It's a good idea to stand on your heels. "Qin Yu will not be satisfied with just dividing the territory into the territory of the Republic of China, and the real immigration can only be done in the past." During this period, Russians who fled to the Northeast should be registered with their real names, and those who are willing to take root in the Northeast should be given certain preferential policies, and Russians should be encouraged to settle down in the Northeast. ”

"Now the total number of Russians entering the Northeast has exceeded 320,000, including nobles. The vast majority of the rich class live in the cities of Fengtian, and the poor live in Jilin. Heilongjiang is distributed, and most of the ordinary people live in Heilongjiang, these people account for the majority, about 260,000 people, and the other are some middle-class and ordinary businessmen who have fled. Technicians with a solid family, mechanics and the like. Tian Helin said, "Those civilians can farm, and technicians and technicians can work." The rich businessmen and the funds brought by the aristocratic class have raised the deposit rate of the banks in the Northeast to a higher level, as a major boost to the economic development of the Northeast, even if the marshal does not confess, the lowly and Governor Tao and others will arrange them. ”

"Well, arrange them so that they can live and work in peace and contentment in the Northeast, so as to dispel the wariness of the Russians against the Northeast." Qin Yu had a deep smile on his face, "In addition, since Hulunbuir has such resources, it is logical to divide the market, Tao Yi will do it first, and then report to the central government, although Beijing is not looking like it now, but the formalities that should be taken are still to go, and the Northeast is still a member of the Republic of China, and it is not independent." ”

Tian Helin nodded and took the order.

In the entire Northeast, there are more than a dozen places that have proposed to be divided into cities, and most of Qin Yu has been handed over to Tian Helin to deal with, but he looks at Hulunbuir differently, and naturally has a deep meaning. When the Northeast sent a telegram to Beijing that Hulunbuir had been upgraded to a city, trains loaded with goods had already left for Manchuria, which was under the jurisdiction of Hulunbuir.

At this time, Manchuria was like the rest of the northern country, covered in silver, covered with snow, and there was no trace of the edge in sight. The soldiers of the two battalions guarded the entire station to the fullest, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry. Ordinary people who usually travel to and from the station are nowhere to be seen.

Liu Zhendong stepped on the cigarette butt in the snow, waited a little impatiently, frowned and said, "It took two days from Harbin to Hulunbuir, and it should have been climbed to the end, my soldiers are also made of meat, not iron, such a strong wind has been blowing for a long time, if the root of the disease is left in the future, it will not hurt those people in the ordnance department, this speed, it is really fucked." ”

"Chief of Staff, I heard that the marshal picked a batch of foreign land, and the people from the Ordnance Department borrowed a division from the marshal to move things for a month or two, and now they haven't finished moving, is this true?" Following the others in the snow, Xue Peng was even more concerned about this mysterious military purchase, and it was nothing to wait a little longer in the snow.

"That's the above thing, and it can be regarded as a military secret, so you shouldn't inquire about it." Liu Zhendong glanced at Xue Peng and said, "So as not to be targeted by the people of the Military Intelligence Department, even if it is fine, it will be troublesome." ”

Hearing the Military Intelligence Department, Xue Peng shrugged his shoulders and did not say any more.

In the endless snowfield, two trains approached from a distance and slowed down at the Manzhouli railway station. First of all, there were two columns of soldiers, and then a person in a military coat came out of the crowd, glanced out, and after seeing Zhang Zhendong, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward with a smile, "When we met before, you were still leading the cavalry regiment, and then I heard that you fell from a horse and injured your leg, thinking that you were transferred to the reserve, but I didn't expect to change and become the chief of staff of the 5th Division. ”

"What's not a blessing, it's a good thing to hear you say that you fell into a cripple. Got everything? Zhang Zhendong did have a little lame when he walked towards Liu Weiyong, but the impact was not great. When the cavalry regiment went out to fight in the past, Zhang Zhendong saw Liu Weiyong twice, but he didn't expect this guy to get mixed up in the quartermaster department.

"Ready? It's still far away, and these two wagons have been pulled by less than a third. Liu Weiyong smiled. (To be continued......)