"Speaking of which, although we have abrogated all unequal treaties with Russia, it is a great pity that during the Second Opium War, the area east of Lake Balkhash, which was occupied by Russia, a total of 440,000 square kilometers, became an unresolved issue."

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Neighbor, if you want to give first, in fact, it is not bad to keep this place." ”

Yang Yuting frowned, and before he could keep up with Zhang Tinglan's thinking, Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Just like playing chess, you shouldn't just focus on how many pieces you eat, but also look at the overall situation." In fact, leaving Central Asia behind will leave a fuse, and we will have enough reasons to go to war with Russia. ”

"Humble words, Russia is a behemoth anyway, are you really ready to go to war with Russia?"

"That's right." Zhang Tinglan said firmly: "The Russians are rapidly industrializing, the determination of the Russians is not below us at all, and Russia is rich in resources, almost all resources can be found, and the foundation is better than ours." Our only advantage over Russia is that we are ahead of Russia in large-scale construction, but according to intelligence, they have also begun to build collective farms, and changes in agriculture are harbingers of changes in industry. Therefore, we must fight the Russians at a critical moment to suppress their momentum. ”

Yang Yuting also nodded: "That's true, it's just that China and Russia are both behemoths, and once they meet together, the outcome is unpredictable." I think it's better to limit the conflict to Central Asia and Xinjiang, so that it can be more managed. ”

"That's right, in fact, for China and Russia, Central Asia and Xinjiang are two weak regions, and they are also the transition zone between the two countries. Whoever wins will be able to win. ”

"High!" Yang Yuting couldn't help but stretch out his thumb: "It's not wrong at all, whether it is Xinjiang or Central Asia, there are ethnic issues, it depends on who can take the lead, if you settle down, you can use this card to fight the other party." ”

In fact, after the civil war, Russia did not completely control its huge territory, and the ethnic and religious groups in Central Asia were different from Russia's, and conflicts have always existed. Such as the famous Basmachi movement. The war with Russia began in the tsarist era, and the war continued until the 30s, and some princes of Central Asia joined in.

It was not until Zuihou Russia forcibly divided and established the five Central Asian countries according to their nationalities that all kinds of contradictions gradually weakened. But the Russians suffered greatly from the national question. But they don't know how to reflect, and they even turn their heads and dance right and wrong in China. Sedition. It's just a dead nature.

Later, Russia lost the five Central Asian countries, but China's Xinjiang and other places prospered, which can be regarded as a kind of retribution. Of course, at this time, history has been reversed, and the cards in Zhang Tinglan's hand are still quite haode, so he must take advantage of the right opportunity to get Central Asia back.

"Neighbors. In fact, there are two things that are very important for all people, one is hope and the other is self-realization. As long as these two things are grasped well, coupled with fairness and political clarity, the overall situation can basically be decided. ”

Yang Yuting also smiled: "It's nothing more than carrots and sticks, the previous stage of vigorously eliminating the rebels, this is Liwei, now to govern the place, we must establish morality, clean up the people's hearts, I know it in my heart." ”

After the explanation was clear, Yang Yuting immediately left Beijing, tens of millions of Lanzhou, according to Jihua, he will take the first train, from Lanzhou to Dihua, officially ending the history of Xinjiang's no trains.

For the Lanzhou-Singapore Railway, a railway with important military and economic value, the Chinese people have also given unprecedented enthusiasm, and a large number of reporters have gathered in Lanzhou, ready to witness this historical moment.

After Yang Yuting arrived in Lanzhou, everything was ready, just when the train was about to run, Yang Yuting suddenly faced many reporters, and said to everyone with a smile: "This time the Lanxin Railway can be built successfully, relying on the people along the way, everyone has worked hard, in order to build this 1903 kilometers of railway, some people sweat, and even some people shed blood." The state will not forget these hard workers, and all those who participate in voluntary labor will receive a one-year tax exemption, and in the future, they will be able to enjoy a half-price discount on this train, and the government will issue a special commemorative medal. ”

Yang Yuting said that it was voluntary labor, but in fact, it was forced to a large extent, but it was not Zhang Tinglan who did this, but Feng Yuxiang, speaking of which Lao Feng also suffered for others. When building the railway, Feng Yuxiang forcibly conscripted a large number of people, and if he dared not to build the road, he would be labeled as a rebellion, and I don't know how many people died for this.

Zhang Tinglan and Yang Yuting knew this, and then after Qin Wei and Rong Zhen led the army into Xinjiang, they also recruited a lot of people, but they did things in moderation, and these people gave some compensation, but for the rebels, they were not very polite, basically after they were caught, they were all sent to the railway to die of exhaustion.

At this time, Yang Yuting did this, undoubtedly to put the responsibility on Feng Yuxiang and let him carry the black pot, while the government was cleaning up the people's hearts.

Of course, reporters are not clear about this, or they do not want to be clear, which is also the need for propaganda. Yang Yuting said while pointing to a young man next to him with a smile: "His name is Alimu, he is the driver of this train, as a railway connecting the mainland and Xinjiang, it will bring unprecedented prosperity to Xinjiang, and Xinjiang compatriots will also enjoy this honor and become a witness of history!" ”

After Yang Yuting finished speaking, these reporters all fell on this shy young man named Alimu, the magnesium light kept flashing, Alimu also encountered this situation for the first time, his face was flushed, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, the backward areas of the frontier were almost ignored by many people, Alimu was probably the first young man to be so concerned, and the media also began to pay attention to the story behind this young man, and even prepared to set up a special report for him.

After the National Defense Forces entered Xinjiang, Zhang Tinglan set up a special scholarship to reward outstanding students in Xinjiang. In addition, a group of extremely poor and low-status young people were specially selected, and Alimu was one of them.

Before the National Defense Army entered Xinjiang, Alimu's family worked in place of the monastery in his lifetime, basically a slave, he helped herd sheep since he was a child, often beaten and starved, he also tried to escape many times, but was arrested by those clergy, usually like a group of sages, fighting people, not soft at all. They had countless torture methods, all kinds of torture instruments, whips, clamps, tiger chairs, and so on, and many slaves were tortured to death by them.

That time, because Alimu lost a sheep, he was hung up and beaten severely, and Alimu's skin was opened, and he almost passed out. At this time, the Wehrmacht found the monastery and rescued him, after treatment. Alimu and 50 other young people who had almost the same experience were sent to the mainland for training.

Most of these young people have a weak foundation and can only be sent to technical schools to receive vocational education, but Alimu knew some words before, especially he knew that this was the only chance to change his fate, so he studied hungrily, and it took him two months to break through the language barrier, and then it took more than half a year to almost complete the course of others in one and a half years.

Diligent and studious, Alimu got the opportunity to enter a junior college, among all the young people in the frontier, he is the first, he is still a student, and he is studying harder. Due to Zhang Tinglan's special explanation, Yang Yuting also realized that it is necessary for the border areas to feel the development of the country and enjoy the glory of self-realization, especially to establish a group of inspirational models, so that everyone can see the hope of changing their destiny.

Therefore, Yang Yuting asked to find Alimu who was studying and let him be responsible for driving the first train, of course, there is an experienced master by his side, otherwise if this hairy boy has any problems, it will be troublesome.

When all the spotlights were focused on Alimu, this shy teenager was also a little overwhelmed, Yang Yuting smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Young man, don't be nervous, if you are like this, we passengers will not dare to take the car!" ”

Yang Yuting's words, the people around him laughed, and these kind smiles made Alimu relax a lot. He suddenly saluted Yang Yuting with a military salute: "Sir, I promise to complete the task and there will be no mistakes." ”

"Good!" Yang Yuting also said with a smile: "The country belongs to everyone, and our national flag is the five-color flag, which represents the Han, Manchu, Mongolia, and Tibetan returns, and the republic of the five ethnic groups, in fact, it is not just the republic of the five ethnic groups, all the people living in this land are all Chinese and one family." Everyone can enjoy the fruits of the country's development, everyone has their own mission for the country, and the government does not discriminate against anyone. I can tell you that the aircraft carrier Fengtian has just returned from the South China Sea to protect overseas Chinese, and there are 6 logistics personnel from Mongolia on board, and the next batch will have 12 Xinjiang soldiers, becoming the honorary sailors of China's first aircraft carrier, and jointly guarding China's maritime frontier! ”

Yang Yuting's remarks quickly appeared on the pages of major newspapers, and everyone knew Yang Yuting's identity very well, and his speech largely represented Zhang Tinglan's ethnic policy, which is also a topic that cannot be avoided in governing such a huge country as China.

Suddenly, many people began to focus on Xinjiang and Mongolia, more and more inspirational stories were excavated, compared with Xinjiang, Inner and Outer Mongolia have changed more over the years, more and more herdsmen have embarked on the road to prosperity, railways have been opened, mines have been developed, there are more and more cattle and sheep, and everyone's life is getting better and better.

As Zhang Tinglan expected, when most people are working hard for money, the society will naturally settle down, of course, it is not excluded that there are some people who do not give up, but these people can no longer make any waves. (To be continued......)