Seeing off Song Jinguo, David and his entourage, Long Qian took several entourages from the General Staff Office, the Logistics Office and the Military Judge Advocate General's Office, and began the scheduled inspection with Cao Minzhong, the director of the Military Judge Advocate General. Before the end of the year, Ji Lu planned to go through the two associations and four infantry signs of the fifth town and the troops of the fifth town stationed in Qingzhou, Laizhou, Yizhou and other places.

Raising troops was a very expensive business, not only for military salaries, for example, the garrison was a big problem, although some of the old barracks were available, but due to the formation of the patrol force, the fifth town still needed to build permanent barracks. This time, I brought the staff officers of the logistics department with me, and I also had the contents of this inspection. Of course, the cold winter wax moon cannot be constructed, everything needs to be in the spring of the next year.

The military salary of the fifth town is considered to have a source, but the patrol force and military salary determined by Long Qian exceeded Zhou Fu's budget, and this part of the money had to be saved, and in the end, the two sides each gave in and agreed on an amount, and the insufficient part still had to be solved by themselves.

The inspection of the military headquarters originally scheduled for the month of Lap has been postponed, and it will be the end of the first month at the earliest. The one in charge is Prince Qing, who is a greedy and stupid old guy, who is easier to fool. Long Qian decided to take this opportunity to completely solve the problem of braids that had plagued him for three years. I always kept it secretive before, and I also prepared two fake braids for emergencies. As far as Long Qian's poor historical knowledge goes, he knows that the New Army did not wait for Xinhai to cut the debate, and he can't tell exactly when the braid that affects the appearance of the army and the combat effectiveness is removed. But it must have been removed before the revolution. Since history can, then you should strive for it.

Long Qian decided to check it out at the time of the inspection. The participating troops all cut and debated, and put on new-style military uniforms to show the mighty military might of the Mengshan Army.

Around the matter of the inspection, the high-level of the Mengshan Army has studied it several times. There are two different opinions, one is to cry poor, and ask the court to understand that the little money given is not enough to buy weapons, so it can't take out the family money that has been saved over the years. Another opinion is to show the strength of the Mengshan army, and it is impossible to completely block the news by buying weapons from the Germans. It is better to adopt a deterrent strategy. Let the old men in the military department know. The Fifth Town is not a papier-mâché, and if you want to move the Fifth Town, it's best to weigh it first.

Long Qian adopted the second opinion. Not only the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but in fact, the centers of all dynasties were bullying the weak and fearing the hard. In today's circumstances. Nine times out of ten. The imperial court did not dare to take drastic actions. What's more, there is also a meaning to contain the Beiyang.

There is no uniform for the Forces nouvelles. The uniforms of the Beiyang Army were gray, but since the Mengshan Army entered and occupied Yizhou, the color of the uniforms selected was dark green. Regardless of the season, just one color. After the establishment of the Fifth Town, Long Qian instructed the Logistics Department, Huayuan Garment Factory, and Zhongxing Textile Factory to jointly design new military uniforms, separating training from regular uniforms, and considering the season. So that each person will have four sets of uniforms. The military uniform taken out by the logistics department was changed several times and finally settled. Summer clothes are grass green, and winter clothes are earthy yellow. The style of the military hat is also different, the regular uniform is a hard large-brimmed hat, and the training uniform is a soft-brimmed hat.

The units selected to participate in the exercise were the 17th standard, as well as the two 57 artillery batteries of the artillery standard. The troops have been assembled and targeted training has been carried out. Long Qian is very confident in this regard, and thinks that no one is better than him.

With regard to internal supervision of the military, Fang Shengyuan suggested that a political department should be set up to deal with this matter, and that a newspaper within the military should be issued. Long Qian, however, did not agree to the establishment of a new agency, and finally decided that the Military Judge Advocate Office would undertake the matter. However, propaganda within the military is very necessary, and not to mention ideological guidance, the advanced deeds of the propaganda department units in enforcing discipline and accomplishing various tasks are an effective means to boost the morale of the army and unite the troops. In the end, it was decided that the General Staff Office would set up a new propaganda section and publish a semi-monthly newsletter within the army, entitled "The Fifth Town Newsletter," which was gray and devoid of any color. The first issue has been published on the first day of the lunar month, mimeographed, double pages, four editions, or please ask Zhou Fu to write the title. After Zhou Fu saw the sample, he thought it was good, as long as there was no content that violated the imperial court. So happily ordered the pen.

Because it is mimeographed, the handwriting is a little blurry, and the number of prints is small, so each company will be issued one. For this reason, Fang Shengyuan suggested setting up a small printing house, but Long Qian did not agree or object, and said wait and wait.

Regarding supervision and propaganda within the army, Long Qian handed over the management to Fang Shengyuan. For a time, the name of Senator Fang resounded throughout the army. The generals who had not paid much attention to this "newcomer" began to pay attention to him.

During this time, Chen Chao was relatively busy, and You Shi and Chen Xian and Chen Zhi were taken to Jinan. It's a family reunion. After Chen Xian's marriage was postponed, it was finally determined to be on the sixth day of the first month of the 31st year of Guangxu (Jiachen). The wedding date is approaching, and Chen Xian is idle at home. Ye Yanbing came over, it was a bit of a fake public benefit, saying that he was reporting on military affairs, but he was actually visiting his fiancée. Chen Zhi's academic problems were approached by Zhou Xuexi, Mr. Xu Wenfu, the general manager of Shandong University Hall, and said that he would transfer to study in the new semester next year, but he would have to pass the exam. Xu Wenfu studied in the United Kingdom and is very square, Zhou Xuexi is worried that Chen Zhitong will not pass the exam, but Chen Chao is confident. However, during this time, Chen Zhi has been confined to his home, desperately reviewing his homework.

After Chen Chao's family affairs were settled, he focused on the merger with the Machine Bureau. The two parties finally completed a series of work such as asset evaluation, share setting, business division, and personnel placement before the merger. The business adjustment of Huayuan Industry and Zhongxing Industry was mainly completed by Zhou Xuexi and Zhang Lianfen, and the steel mills, power plants, vehicle factories and other factories under the original jurisdiction of Huayuan were transferred to Zhongxing, while the western medicine factory, textile factory, and paper mill of Zhongxing Industry were transferred to Huayuan. Of course, it is not a simple change of troops, but a transfer and sale of equity after evaluation. Because Huayuan's steel mills and power plants are the majority, ZTE has to pay Huayuan a total of 5.1 million taels in cash. This fund is urgently needed for Huayuan's relocation and new construction, but Zhongxing Industry can't come up with such a huge amount of cash at once. The first phase paid Huayuan 1.2 million taels through the Jinyuan ticket number, which is enough to support the first phase of Huayuan's relocation funds. In this process, Xu Jianyin, who is scheduled to be the chairman of Xinhuayuan Industry, participated from beginning to end, and was very emotional, first, surprised by the strength of Huayuan and ZTE. In the construction of the Machinery Bureau, the cumulative investment is only hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and people can move millions of cash casually, which cannot help but make Xu Jianyin feel that the future of Huayuan is bright. The second is the strict internal management of Huayuan and ZTE. Everything has rules to follow, and everything is done according to the rules. Legend has it that Admiral Long is the real master of Huayuan and ZTE, but Long Qian did not participate in a series of meetings, and all decisions did not need to be approved by Long Qian, and they were implemented after the board of directors discussed and approved. As for whether Zhang Lianfen and others had consulted Long Qian in private, Xu Jianyin didn't know. On the surface, at least, these two giant industrial conglomerates are not in the hands of the military.

After adjustment, the connection between Huayuan and ZTE has become closer. As a shareholder of Huayuan, Xu Jianyin successfully entered the board of directors of ZTE and can participate in ZTE's decision-making. And Zhang Lianfen also became a shareholder of Xinhuayuan.

Another thing that pleased Xu Jianyin was the purchase of ordnance by the Mengshan Army. Two production lines and a repair shop in Germany were bought. It makes the military color of Xinhuayuan Industrial more and more intense. Xu Jianyin was originally engaged in munitions, and he always hoped to be able to produce all the munitions needed in China, and now this goal is in sight. Wait for the German ammunition production line to be in hand, and integrate the original resources of the Machine Bureau. There are basically no problems with the production of ammunition. However, the output of explosives was considered insufficient after inspecting ZTE Industrial. It is recommended to expand production capacity in Yanzhou. Or build a larger explosives factory under Huayuan. The machine bureau has a foundation, and it is not difficult to expand.

Who to ask? Xu Jianyin is looking for Chen Chao. Although Long Qian never came forward, the clues explained. The one who controls the two major industrial groups is precisely Long Qian, who has a heavy army and is deeply trusted by the Empress Dowager of the West. Chen Chao and Long Qian have that kind of relationship, so Xu Jianyin solemnly put forward his opinion.

Chen Chao said that it is appropriate to consider the supporting capacity of fire explosives. But don't bloom long and repeat the construction too. To expand, it also relies on ZTE. Moreover, the Admiral judged that there would be no major wars in the next few years, so the construction of the military industry should focus on reserving talents and strengthening research. It is not advisable to spend a lot of money to expand capacity. This point of view is very admirable to Xu Jianyin, who always felt that Chen Chao was a rural man with limited knowledge, and it seemed that it was not the case at all.

After the establishment of Xinhuayuan, according to Xu Jianyin's suggestion, in order to save money, Xinhuayuan headquarters was located in the Machinery Bureau, and it was not newly built. However, the factories in Yizhou and Yanzhou that are ready to relocate have to find a place. This winter, Xu Jianyin and Zhou Xuexi took a group of people to ride around on horseback in the suburbs of Jinan to explore the address of the factory, roughly selected three places, and relied on the Machinery Bureau to prepare to acquire another 260 acres of land to build a new factory for shells and bullets, as well as a new power plant in the plan. One of the missions of Song Jinguo and David to the United States was to purchase a thermal power plant with a higher power than the Yizhou Power Plant in the United States. Jinan is the new industrial center of gravity, and without electricity, nothing else can be discussed. A little further north, near the Yellow River, preparations were made to build a Western pharmaceutical factory. The last is the textile factory, this time the integration of the enterprise, is scheduled to be from the ZTE from the textile factory and the original Huayuan garment factory integration, the establishment of a new textile factory, the location in the city.

After the plan was put out, a demonstration was organized, and Zhou Fu, Long Qian, and Ding Weiji, the prefect of Jinan, were invited to participate. Zhou Fu doesn't know how to build, so he can't say why. Moreover, he intensified his activities in Beijing, and was bent on seeking the position of governor of Liangjiang. Although Ding Weiji is the prefect of Jinan, he only knows that Huayuan Industry is a cash cow that the governor is extremely concerned about, and moreover, Huayuan has settled in Jinan, and the local tax revenue must have increased, and the opportunity to increase his income has also been greatly enhanced.

Only Long Qian frowned after reading the drawings, obviously a little dissatisfied.

"Lord Long seems to have another opinion?"

Long Qian seems to have something unspeakable.

"Retreat, you've seen the world. To tell the truth, although this business is a practical move, they can't match you. If you have any opinions, just mention them. Zhou Fu said.

"Originally, as a soldier, you should not interfere in the affairs of the government. Since Lord Futai has an order, I will say a few words for your reference. What you're doing now is called planning in the United States. Since it is planning, it is necessary to think about the long term. Think about at least thirty years. I can't say that our ancestors don't understand planning, some ancient books describe the urban construction of Chang'an and Tokyo (Kaifeng) in a neat and orderly manner, and the functions of each square are clear, so there must be a very good plan. However, Jinan, as the capital of a province, is relatively chaotic, indicating that the original planning is not very good.

Everyone has great enthusiasm for running industry, believing that this is an important way to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and referring to the experience of the United States, with the process of industrialization, cities will expand dramatically, and metropolises with a population of several million or even tens of millions will appear. There are not necessarily many other things in our country, but the population is the first in the world. Theoretically, with the development of industrialization, many giant cities will appear. Not to mention, with the entry of Huayuan Industry, recruitment is inevitable, Jinan's population will increase, business will develop, and the city will also expand. If done well, with the construction of Huayuan or other factories, a new city will emerge.

However, there is a need to pay attention to the location of the construction enterprise, the first is to concentrate, not to disperse. The more centralized, the lower the cost; Second, consider pollution, and don't put the plant too close to the water source and the upwind. Winters in Jinan are always gray, and I don't know if it's because of coal burning. But the western medicine factory is polluted, and it must not be close to the Yellow River, otherwise, in a few years, even the Yellow River carp will not be eaten! The third is that the government should intervene and not stay out of the matter. At least the Jinan government should intervene. Everyone thinks, to build a factory, to build a road, to build a factory, to recruit people, to build a house. Not only the factory, but also the residence of the workers should be considered, right? Workers should consider marrying wives, right? So many people live there and need to eat, bathe, drink tea, and watch a play, right? Shops and liquor stores will be built with them. Therefore, I think that Huayuan's factory should distinguish functions, concentrate as much as possible, and make use of the site and production line of the Machinery Bureau as much as possible, but try not to build it in the city. Otherwise, it will be a trouble one day in the future, there is a factory next to it that rumbles every day, and the residents will have opinions, and it is dirty and unsightly. All factories use water, especially paper mills and western medicine factories, which are large water users. You don't know what the concept of industrial water is! That's definitely not what you can think of! Don't think that there is no shortage of water in Jinan, if you don't plan in advance, if you use it without false restrictions, Jinan's groundwater will be depleted! Our Jinan Mansion is known as the Spring City, and the seventy-two springs are well-known in the world, if the seventy-two springs are destroyed in our hands, what will future generations say? There is also pollution, some people may not think of it, but Brother Zhou Shi saw that there is a lot of dirty water, and it flows into the Yi River, which is a big problem. If the waste water flows into Daming Lake and dyes the water of a lake black, it will cut off the back road of the children and grandchildren, and they will be sinners. These things must be managed by the government, and they can't just be handed over to Huayuan to toss. I suggest you find Mr. Xu, the general manager of the University Hall, and maybe there will be a better suggestion. ”

After these words, Xu Jianyin and Zhou Xuexi were shocked. There is a lot of content in these words, when Xu Jianyin planned to establish a machine bureau, he mainly considered the raw materials and terrain, to be close to the coal mine, to have water, the terrain to be high, and there should be no waterlogging. I didn't even think that concentrating on contiguous areas would save costs, let alone considering it in combination with urban construction, and even pollution problems. However, Zhou and Xu, who are keen on industry and can be regarded as first-class talents in this era, have no concept at all about the water resources and pollution problems mentioned by Long Qian. Paper mills are draining sewage, how can you make white paper without washing the pulp? Where does the sewage go if it is not discharged into the river?

But Long Qian was thinking about the spring water in Jinan City, Qushuiting Street is the earliest contact point of Mengshan Army in the city, the water in front of the door, the weeping poplars of every household, there is really a taste of Jiangnan water town. Moreover, the spring water is so cold that you can drink it when you scoop it up. It was in the barracks outside the city, and if you dig a few meters below, you will get out of the water. Sometimes backwardness is another kind of advancement. Although the city of Jinan at this time had low houses, narrow streets, and lacked necessary urban facilities (such as sewers), it retained its quaint and natural style. The people of the world did not know the dangers of industrial pollution, but they themselves understood. How to pay attention to the various attendant drawbacks at the beginning of the development of industry is really a big problem......

"Admiral Long has a lot to think about. However, it is a joke that building a few factories will dry up the seventy-two springs. The most important thing in our Jinan Mansion is water. Ha Lu Ha. Lord Ding, you should work this matter and re-plan it with them. Zhou Fu, like everyone else, was somewhat unimpressed by the side effects of industrialization described by Long Qian.

But Xu Jianyin and Zhou Xuexi partially listened to it, so they reversed it and reconsidered the site selection according to Long Qian's opinion. (To be continued......)