In the recruit training camp, Wang Wu was wiping the new ones that had just arrived.

Unlike many veterans, Wang Wu was a reservist who had just been drafted from the reserves. To be honest, before being drafted, except for the collective training of the reserves, Wang Wu really never touched a real gun.

And this time, it has been more than three months since he last touched a gun.

At the same time, for the upcoming war, Wang Wu also felt slightly afraid in his heart.

This fear is not just about the coming war, but also about the unknown future. Because according to the officers who recruited them, as well as the fellow villagers from one place in the barracks, this time they were going to fight the Germans, and they were leaving, and even the British and French could not beat them, so these guys would find them.

Moreover, according to the information obtained from the newspapers, in this war, Britain and France may have lost millions of casualties, and the number of wounded is too large to count

If they do go to war, no one can guarantee that they will return home safely.

Moreover, they were not on an ordinary battlefield, but on the legendary battlefield of distant Europe

This is also another reason why Wang Wu will feel afraid, after all, Europe is too far away from China, no one knows what will happen there, it is a completely unfamiliar land for Wang Wu and others, if he doesn't reflect at all, then his nerves are too big

Wang Wu's original name was not called Wang Wu, but Wang Goudan. Later, when he signed up for the conscription, the officer in charge of the conscription felt that the name was not very good, and he was not bad looking at Wang Wu's appearance. So I decided to give him a new name

The problem is that the officer's own level of education is not very high, so it is somewhat difficult for him to choose a name. The name given to him by Wang Wu's boss is that Wang Wu—————— is stronger than Wang Goudan, but it doesn't seem to be much stronger.

His boss seemed a little embarrassed about this, but he still said it with confidence.

"This name is the name of a revolutionary righteous man in the past, and it has a lot of origins."

Later, Wang Wu also knew about it personally. I learned that this person named Wang Wu was indeed a revolutionary righteous man, and he was also a famous one. In addition, no matter what, the name Wang Wu is much stronger than Wang Goudan. So he didn't mind anything

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Although Wang Wu was forcibly recruited from the township, Wang Wu himself did not resent Yan Shao who gave this order, because Wang Wu was also a grateful person.

In Wang Wu's family, in addition to his parents. There is also a younger brother and a younger sister. The family is very poor. Although his family was in the ruling area of Beiyang at that time, it was really too whimsical to think that those Beiyang bureaucrats could do something good for the people.

It is true that although the life in the area under the rule of Beiyang is indeed stronger than that of some other regions, to be honest, the strength is very limited. And Wang Wu's family is very difficult, the whole family of five, only he and his father are two laborers

It's just when his family is in dire straits. Yan Shao defeated the Beiyang government, and then the new Guoshe government replaced the old Beiyang government. The first order of the new government was to abolish many harsh taxes, including agricultural taxes.

Almost instantly, the life of Wang Wu's family became much easier.

Then some unreasonable taxes were abolished, and a large number of factories were established, which brought new changes to the local people.

In particular, more than half a year ago, the government's 'compulsory education' plan was implemented, and all the younger brothers and sisters in Wang Wu's family were sent to newly opened local schools, and it was mandatory, and not only did not levy any tuition, but also exempted textbooks and other miscellaneous fees, and even provided breakfast and lunch to students

Wang Wu's younger siblings were very young, and they couldn't be regarded as laborers at home.

In other words, a family of five people, with only two laborers, needs to feed five mouths, and the situation can be imagined.

And now, the original five mouths have been replaced by two by government-run schools, and the pressure on Wang Wu's family has suddenly been reduced a lot. Especially more than a year ago, since Wang Wu's father joined a machinery factory, the family's life has been much easier.

Drink water and don't forget the well diggers

Wang Wu's family is naturally grateful for Yan Shao's kindness, not to mention that this time the government recruited reserves and promised that if something happened in the war, a large amount of pension would be given, ensuring that even if someone died, the family could live a life without food and clothing, Wang Wu naturally had nothing to hesitate.

He was just an ordinary peasant kid, and he didn't know any big truths in his heart, let alone why they wanted to help foreigners fight. But since this was proposed by Yan Shao, it was also what he supported.

Even if he couldn't figure out what it was, he was not as smart as Yan Shao, so he couldn't figure it out.

Just like when the government built canals and dams for free, no one knew what it was for, but the next year there was a drought.

With the help of those water conservancy projects, Wang Wu and the others were able to get through the drought that should have been very difficult, —————— they had to run more than ten miles to get the water needed for the farmland in previous years.

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There are many people in the same situation as Wang Wu, and these people may not be literate or understand any big truths. But they know who brought them to their current life, so although the 'republican movement' was in full swing some time ago, it has never been able to affect the countryside, and its influence is only limited to some large and medium-sized cities.

This is also one of the reasons why Yan Shao is not in a hurry, the city is indeed important, but if only because of this, only the city is paid attention to and not the countryside. Then defeat is not far away.

In later generations, a certain government in the history of Yan Shao did not pay attention to the countryside, but only cared about the city. As a result, another political group mobilized the common people to drive them out of China.

Leaving aside the conflict between the two sides, which side is right and which side is wrong, one thing is certain. One of the reasons the political group that was driven out of Chinese mainland failed was because another group valued what they didn't.

Conversely, another political group that eventually succeeds initially fails because it blindly learns from another country's political system and ignores its own situation. Just thinking about the working class, but not thinking about how many workers and how many peasants there were in China at that time.

This revolution is purely textbook-based. How can there be a reason not to fail?

So they eventually failed, but when they realized the importance of the peasants, they succeeded

And with the above lessons, how could Yan Shao not pay attention to the countryside?

History has proven it. Every civil strife in China has progressed from the countryside to the cities. And very few are launched from between cities.

In addition, in China, the peasants far outnumbered any class. Therefore, if we want to ensure the stability of the country, we must first stabilize the peasant class. And Yan Shao has been doing this since the crossing

Now he has also been rewarded, as mentioned earlier in the 'republican movement', and the reason why they have not reacted is partly because they simply do not understand what a republic is. On the other hand, it is because they support Yan Shao and the national government behind him.

As for the local councils?

Although there are some officials and gentry in this era who are sincere to the people, there are definitely more local gentry who exploit the localities. Don't forget. In this era, the minimum rent was also half of the degree, for some of the gentry. These villagers may be genuinely respectful, but they will never have any friendly attitude towards more gentry, if they are not hostile

What does the republican movement do today? To put it simply, it is to divide the power from the hands of the national government and Yan Shao, and then hand it over to the gentry who they do not trust.

These people had lived in their hometowns for many years, and they knew exactly what the gentry were like. If they would be willing to support these gentry in power in such a situation, unless they are all idiots.

To paraphrase a sentence of later generations, the leaders of the central government are relatives, the leaders of the province are good people, the leaders of the county are bad people, the leaders of the township are enemies, and the leaders of the village are enemies.

What's more, the current national government is so strong, not to mention the local police stations, the Ministry of Justice has nothing to do with the local government at all, and in the past two years, I don't know how many officials and gentry who have broken the law have been arrested, and they don't have to worry about the retaliation of these gentry at all, and they naturally know who to support

For them, they would rather believe in Yan Shao and the Nationalist Government than trust these guys.

And Yan Shao did not live up to their expectations.

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During his time in the Beijing-Tianjin area, Peters did not stop only in the city. In addition to visiting the training of the two B divisions in the barracks, he also went to the countryside to take a look.

The results did not surprise him, and although some of China's cities have changed greatly, there is not much difference between the rural areas and the past.

It is not surprising, after all, the national government has only been established for more than two years, and if even the rural areas can make the same changes as the cities in the past two years, then Yan Shao should not teach Yan Shao, but should teach God

But to Peters' surprise, the support of the villagers for Yan Shao in those rural areas that have not changed much is unusually high. And in the training camp of the reserves, which soldiers from the countryside also have unusual reverence for Yan Shao

All this is obviously unthinkable in Europe.

Peters was also very curious about this situation, but his mission in China was not to investigate these after all, but for some more important things.

Therefore, during this period of entrenchment in China, in addition to checking the readiness of the Chinese expeditionary force and the current situation in China, Peters was also waiting for new orders from the European side.

Eventually, he waited

During this time when Peters was entrenched in China, a battle broke out on the Eastern Front. The main participants in the battle were the German-Austrian forces of the Central Powers. That is, the German Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army, while on the other side was Russia in the Entente camp.

The results speak for themselves, the battle the Russians lost again. More than 100,000 soldiers were lost.

Although this failure was nothing compared to the first few failures in the early days of the war, the strength of the Russians was much weaker than at the beginning of the war. If this continues, perhaps the situation on the Eastern Front will become sooner.

Moreover, the news from Russia that the reason for the defeat of this battle is actually not unrelated to Russia's current shortage of various materials.

So in the end, Britain, France and other countries, which could no longer wait, gave Peters a green light. He was allowed to make larger concessions, but one thing that had to be determined was the timing of the completion of the railway.

This time, Britain and France will give Yan Shaoqian money to build the railway. It's not because their nerve is wrong, it's just to get an extra blood vessel for the weakened polar bear, and to ensure that this war will end in victory at the very end

To achieve this, even if it is to spend a little more money. And they did

Anyway, in the end, the money will definitely have to be borrowed from the United States. If you already owe more than 100 million pounds to Americans, why worry about owing tens of millions more?

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Peters felt a little awkward about this concession from the Entente, but he also knew that this was the best option at the moment. After all, whether it is Britain, France or Russia, the roots are in Europe, unlike China, even if something really goes wrong in Europe, the Chinese do not have to worry that the Germans will fight to the Far East. However, if Britain and France really can't bear it, they will have to face the all-out Allies

And if Russia is really finished, even Austria-Hungary and Turkey, which were originally held back by Russia, will turn the finger. Aim the blade at them, it's definitely not what they want to see

Two days later. In Jurdian and Ray? Accompanied by diplomats from the Entente countries such as Kopa, Peters negotiated with a delegation headed by Duan Qirui, Gu Weijun and others on the 'Dilan Railway'.

The whole negotiation lasted 10 days, and the final result was that.

The main purpose of the Dylan Railway was to be built by the Communist government, while the Allied countries were to provide financial support. The specific amount is about 30 million pounds, which is shared by Britain, France, Russia and other countries

The entire railway will consist of four lines and will need to be completed in at least a year and a half.

In addition, half of the locomotives needed for the railways will be ordered by the Allied countries from the United States, and the other half will be the responsibility of the national government. At the same time, the labor cost and maintenance cost of railway operation are also responsible for the national government.

From the first day of the treaty, the Entente were to pay the Commune government £5,000,000. When the Commune government had built the five million pounds of railroad, the Allies would provide the necessary funds and expenses for the next 100 kilometres, and when this part was completed, the Allies could continue to provide subsequent funds.

This clause was entirely designed to prevent the Entente from being tricked themselves.

However, on the whole, the entire treaty was still very beneficial to the Nationalist Government and Yan Shao, because this treaty meant that after the treaty was signed, most of the construction costs of the nearly 2,000-kilometer-long Dilan Railway would be borne by the Entente countries, and even the cost of the section of the road that had been repaired to Jiuquan would be made up by the Entente countries—————— although Yan Shao did not tell them about it at all.

Of course, the benefits were not taken in vain, as the treaty said, the railway had to be opened within a year and a half, and in order to ensure that there would be no 'special circumstances' during the construction process, the Allied governments would send more than a dozen representatives to supervise the progress of the project.

This made Yan Shao a little unhappy, after all, this was his country, but thinking that he had earned so much, Yan Shao's mood suddenly became much happier.

On the other hand, in fact, Yan Shao is also determined to win the Dilan Railway, even if the Entente does not supervise and urge, he will try his best to promote this project, not to mention that now there is a big man who has unjustly paid to help repair the railway?

Almost the next moment after the treaty was signed, Yan Shao sent a telegram to Zhan Tianyou, who was far away in Lanzhou.

The telegram was simply to ask him to build the railroad at the 'speed of war'.

In the construction process of the project, people can rest, but the project cannot rest. It had to be done 24 hours a day, every hour of the day. The workers themselves had to work in three shifts to build the railway, and in addition to their original wages, they also received a large number of allowances—————— which were also required by the Entente in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the workers.

And the Entente, after considering that 30 million pounds had been promised, and a little money seemed to be indifferent, very happily approved the hundreds of thousands of pounds

And then

Just ten days after the treaty was signed, before the Allied inspectors sent to Lanzhou arrived, the people from the Ministry of Communications had already taken the initiative to find Peters and others and ask for a million pounds sterling for the new railway.

Looking at the transport officials who asked for the funds, Peters and the others were stunned, after all, their original agreement was to complete the journey of five million pounds before starting to pay the new fees.

Now that the treaty has only been signed for ten days, why did the Chinese come to the door?

So of course, Peters and others rejected the request of the Department of Transportation officials.

But it wasn't until a few days later, when more than a dozen Allied inspectors arrived in Jiuquan from Lanzhou on a brand-new double-track railway, that the Allied powers realized that they had been tricked by Yan Shao.

It turns out that China has already started to build this railway, but it has been kept secret

Until their gang of wronged leaders from Europe fell from the sky (to be continued......