Xu Jie really did a fortune boy in Europe, spending a lot of money, and a large number of equipment and engineering construction made Beiyang's reparations from the war less than half! Tens of millions of taels of silver were spent like flowing water, in exchange for a project and a ship of machinery and equipment, Dalian Shipyard finally broke ground, in the hired German designers and Zhan Tianyou and others under the planning, this is called the cradle of the Chinese Navy's ships of the super-large shipyard finally began its magnificent life.

The construction of the large slipway, the supporting power station, the workshop and the corresponding living facilities almost all began in a wilderness, and a large number of displaced people were sent to Liaodong through the operation of the Beiyang system. "What we need is a worker, a worker who is responsible and has hope for life, not mere coolies." In the face of these large numbers of labor, Xu Jie said to the people in charge of related work.

In order to make the entire project and all construction more transparent and efficient as possible, Xu Jie has set up two sets of supervision systems, one is the supervision bureau that is stationed at the construction site, and the other is a mobile inspection team that can be spot-checked at any time. For some of them who have some expertise or are still young and have strong plasticity, Xu Jie has also set up a night school and a corresponding training system to train them, and even send them to a special new school for training.

The Dalian Shipyard is just one project under Xu Jie's rule, in four areas controlled by Xu Jie. In addition to the various newly built factories by the government, the influx of a large amount of private capital and financial institutions has also greatly boosted the economic development under Xu Jie's rule. Proposed housing was built in a proverbial manner, and some of them were quickly demolished to make way into permanent homes.

Here, there is no suppression of economic development by the Qing government and corrupt public opinion, there are no various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and there is the financial support of financial institutions in the Beiyang system and a large number of labor force can be employed, and more importantly, more importantly. With the continuous increase of population and the full development of Beiyang construction projects, a huge market is being formed. Most of the products can be digested directly nearby, saving a lot of transportation costs. It can be said that this is the most suitable place for business development in the entire Qing Kingdom. Countless young people who aspire to make a career come here. And find your right place here.

The development of commerce and industry is the backbone of Beiyang's ultimate strength. However, agriculture and horse politics are the foundation of Xu Jie, the influx of a large number of merchants, farmers and the army can be described as huge, Xu Jie can not count on the help of other people in the Beiyang system, this can only solve the needs of the moment, and at the same time, in order to prepare for the future, a large number of hoarding of food and other strategic materials is also necessary, so Xu Jie focused on strengthening food production.

In Xu Jie's jurisdiction, agricultural production is divided into two parts, one part is the army farms, which are mainly cultivated by the army, although these quantities are small. But the vast farms were responsible for the daily consumption of the army and the production of war-ready food. Part of its labor force is military. The other part is that the families of the military have obtained the right to use part of the cultivated land on a contractual basis. The agricultural products produced are procured by the military. The other part is allocated to provide land on credit to immigrants from the Kannai, the military to provide agricultural materials, agricultural equipment, and land, and the laborers to pay off their arrears with products after the land has been reclaimed. After the arrears are paid off, the land goes to the laborers.

In terms of horse politics, on the one hand, Xu Jie introduced British heavy horses from Europe as a means of transportation. On the one hand, Caucasian horses captured from the battlefield and Ancarusian horses imported from Spain were bred with Mongolian horses as future cavalry horses. And expand the sativa on the steppe? of the planted area. At the same time, in order to solve the problem of manpower shortage, Xu Jie also reached an agreement with the Mongolian nobles in Inner Mongolia through his connections, that is, to exchange stallions and funds for the right to use the pasture and manpower of the other party. After all, for the horse people, a good stallion is more precious than gold. …,

In addition to industrial construction and economic construction. The most important thing is the war readiness project. The Northeast Armed Guard Army urgently needs to be expanded. After all, this force is not only the foundation of Xu Jie's foothold in China, but also an important force to resist the Russian invasion in the future. After selling a large number of old artillery, Xu Jie began to prepare for the full-speed firing of army artillery. And in order to ensure the smooth flow of logistics, Xu Jie set up a special general logistics department, which is responsible for the supply and dispatch of the whole army, in order to ensure transportation capacity in an emergency. Xu Jie also incorporated railways into the wartime military management system. So that once something happens, it can meet military needs to the greatest extent.

In addition to the regular army, it is also very important to vigorously build paramilitary organizations similar to militia groups, to paraphrase later generations, the armed police and reserves, ready to make up for the shortage of front-line soldiers. For this kind of full-time force similar to the nature of the police, Xu Jie's requirements are very simple, except for not being in the army sequence, the other requirements are completely consistent with the soldiers. It's just that they are also responsible for local security and stability. And once the war starts, they will participate in the war as an auxiliary force of the army.

The requirements for the reserve are lower. Their main task is to improve their combat quality as much as possible without leaving work. In the event of a war, it is responsible for maintaining local law and order and, if necessary, for the defense of fortified areas. They were not professional soldiers, but Xu Jie's request was that at least in the fortified area, with the help of protective fortifications, they could withstand a Russian attack of a certain scale. In addition, in the case of the use of powerful organs in field warfare, it is necessary to ensure the stability of the rear, prevent the sabotage of hostile elements, and ensure the smooth flow of communications and transportation. In order to make this force useful. Xu Jie also planned to select experienced middle- and low-ranking officers from among the veterans who had participated in the First Sino-Japanese War for the army's training and organizational construction. We will also select first-class personnel of all aspects from among the young and middle-aged to enrich this unit. Of course, in order to ensure that this force can be under its control. Necessary political education and other means are still needed.

In terms of the navy, Xu Jie's pace is even bigger. The procurement plan for two new Dante-class battleships and a Pisa-class armored cruiser and a Guiyuan-class is just one part of the Beiyang naval system. Another highlight is the construction of the ocean-going fleet. Xu Jie has purchased two German versions of Garibaldi's improved warships for the ocean-going fleet. And this is just the beginning, after the completion of the Dalian shipyard, Xu Jie also hopes to hand over the construction of the third German version of Garibaldi to the Dalian shipyard, at least part of the outfitting work of the guns to the Dalian shipyard, so that the foreign fleet will have 3 10,000-ton ships and one Yoshino. This force will be a powerful boost to the Beiyang Fleet. A pincer offensive was formed against the Russian-occupied port of Muroran from both the north and the south.

After the completion of the first phase of the naval combat readiness plan, Xu Jie will prepare to start the second phase of the combat readiness plan and the integration and joint training of naval forces in the Beiyang system. In this plan, in addition to the possibility of purchasing another Dante-class battleship in Beiyang, the Beiyang and foreign navies will purchase a large number of 2,000 to 3,000-ton anti-lightning/reconnaissance dual-purpose cruisers. and a large number of mine-struck battleships. and establish a unified fleet command system and intelligence-sharing mechanism behind the scenes. Only then will the two fleets finally form a joint force. After forming a joint force, the Beiyang Fleet will not be afraid of the Russian Far East Fleet, even if the Russians come from Europe before the completion of naval rearmament, Xu Jie is not worried.

After the integration of the navy is completed, the integration of the army is obviously a long way to go. What is the amount of force that Xu Jie can use? His Northeast Armed Guards are one of them, and then there is the Beiyang Army that belongs to the same line as himself, such as Ma Yukun of the old Beiyang. The cooperation between these two units will be relatively close, and he is the successor of Li Hongzhang's mantle, and Ma Yukun and others have a good relationship with him. So once a war starts, there is no problem for the two sides to cooperate. As for the new army composed of Nanyang Chinese, most of them belonged to Xu Jie's Northeast Armed Guards, and in their opinion, it was very good to be able to open up a new situation in a new place. …,

In addition to these two troops in the north, the remaining troops are Liu Mingchuan, the current governor of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan, and Li Hanzhang, the governor of Liangguang. Li Hanzhang was born as a civilian official, and Liangguang is far away from places that may become battlefields in the future, so the military pressure is not great, and Li Hanzhang really has no research on military affairs, so Xu Jie can't expect Li Hanzhang's Liangguang to provide much armed power, and can provide a lot of funds and transport fleets when necessary, Xu Jie is satisfied.

As for Liu Mingchuan's Fujian, Zhejiang, and Taiwan, this area is a treasure land, and the richest places in the Qing Dynasty today are under Liu Mingchuan's control. As a fierce general of the Huai Army, Liu Mingchuan was a rare all-round military and political talent in history at that time. Plus the home port of the ocean-going fleet is in Taiwan. If this force is built well, its strength will definitely not be worse than Lao Li's Zhili Beiyang. More importantly, Liu Mingchuan is quite close to his own thoughts. Even one day, when he decides to change the country, even if Li Hongzhang does not support it, Liu Mingchuan will definitely support it, the reason is very simple, Liu Mingchuan's background determines that his identification with the imperial court is far inferior to Li Hongzhang, who has read N more Confucian books. In Liu Mingchuan's heart, he has vaguely felt that the country and the nation are beyond feudal science.

In this case, support and help for Liu Mingchuan will be put on the agenda. Xu Jieji planned to choose a large shipbuilding base in Kaohsiung or the coastal area of Fujian in Taiwan, so that the Beiyang Naval Division would have a base in the north and south that could provide maintenance services for large warships, and the army side. Fujian, Zhejiang, and Taiwan have sufficient financial resources to support Liu Mingchuan in building a strong army and a supporting equipment supply system. And what Xu Jie has to do is to provide talent and technical help for Liu Mingchuan's army. So that this army can finally become a force that fights for the country and the nation.

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