() Chapter 185 Ma Chen

"Teacher, Mr. Luo has made you wait for a long time!" After stepping into the study, Huo Shan looked at the two people who were sitting in the guest seat and chatting about something, and greeted with a smile!

"Nothing, we just came here too," Huang Sheng replied with a smile as he stood up.

"Okay, teacher, don't be polite to me! Sit down! Leizi brews the good tea I just brought!"

"Young Master, there is no need for tea! I came here today to briefly report the matter to you, and I want to hurry back?" Luo Fenglu hurriedly waved his hand and said urgently!

Looking at his appearance, Huo Shan nodded disapprovingly, in recent times, with the Huo Jiajun's naval victory over the escort fleets of the Netherlands and Portugal, they have been completely exposed to the face of all countries in the world! I believe that with the beginning of the tripartite negotiations, the envoys of various countries will definitely come to Nanyang, and I believe that the ease of the Huo Family's Foreign Ministry will be gone forever!

"Young Master, I want to report to you today, I want to resign from the post of Minister of Railways!" In fact, this idea has been in Luo Fenglu's mind for a long time! With the support of abundant funds and free Nanyang native labor, the construction of the railway of the Huo Jiajun has been fully rolled out in all the territories under the jurisdiction of the Huo Jiajun! The tasks of the Ministry of Railways are becoming more and more arduous, and when the Huo Jiajun implemented the policy of external blockade in the past, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs basically had nothing to do, and he was able to support it at the same time as the minister of the two ministries! However, with the gradual opening up of the Huo Jiajun, especially now that it is actively preparing for tripartite war negotiations, it may also carry out diplomatic negotiations with Britain, France, Germany and other world powers in the later stage in economic, industrial and other aspects. And send envoys to these countries! The busyness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is already imminent! Therefore, it is impossible for Luo Fenglu, who has limited strength, to manage the two most important departments under the jurisdiction of the Government Council at the same time! Therefore, he also wants to take advantage of the present opportunity to hand over the Ministry of Railways and transfer it back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which he is most familiar with!

Listen to him. Huo Shan also nodded understandingly, the reason why he governed several departments by one person at the beginning of the establishment of the Government Affairs Yuan was also because he really lacked qualified government affairs talents in his hands at the beginning, but after more than a year of development, although this situation is still far from being solved in the end, he doesn't want to be so embarrassed before!

"Well, okay! I agree to your suggestion! In the future, the Ministry of Railways will be led by Vice Minister Zhan Tianyou!"

Hearing his words, the two of them did not have any opinions! Although Zhan Tianyou had been in Taiwan for less than a year. However, he has won the unanimous affirmation of the Government Council by virtue of his outstanding talent and strict sense of responsibility! Most of the problems encountered by the Huo Jiajun in the construction of the railway were basically solved under his command! It can be said that the Ministry of Railways was handed over to him!

"By the way, Xiaoshan! We have just received a telegram from Yang Yong, the governor of Borneo Province, and the German minister to the Qing Dynasty, Schleier, has arrived in Dongwanlu two days ago! And bluntly said that he wants to meet the leader of the Chinese People's Army! Today we came here to discuss this matter with you in detail!" Huang Sheng's face gradually became solemn!

"What are we discussing, haven't we already made a good foreign policy towards Germany a few days ago?" Huo Shan couldn't help but ask with some hesitation.

Although we have now decided on the strategy of not building a country, we must have a political center that is responsible for receiving foreign guests and serving as a window for us to communicate with foreign countries!"

After listening to the teacher's words. Huo Shan also realized the importance of this matter, although the internal political center of the Huo Jiajun is Taipei City, Taiwan! However, under the premise that Huo Shan decided not to build the country and not openly bring Taiwan under the rule of the Huo Jiajun, then Taiwan is no longer suitable as the foreign political center of the entire Chinese People's Army!

"What do you think of Machen City in Borneo Province?" After looking down and thinking for a while, Huo Shan suddenly said.

"Ma Chen?" Huang Shengshen was stunned, and some information about Ma Chen City couldn't help but appear in his mind!

Machen City, which was under the jurisdiction of Huo Jiajun, was not the small city established on Tapas Island in later generations with a population of less than half a million. Instead, after using millions of indigenous laborers in Hoshan to bulldoze 160,000 square kilometres of marshland in southern Borneo and add 220 million mu of arable land, a flood of greenery has been built in the coastal area of the Matapura River, bordering the Gulf of Kassar. A modern city with a population of 200,000 and a modern city with a variety of living facilities!

"Yes. Located on the southern coast of Borneo Province, Machen is located in the center of the entire Nanyang Islands, and with the defense of the surrounding island chains, there is sufficient guarantee of security! Moreover, the terrain around Machen is now flat, and it has a large amount of arable land after the swamp is filled in! It can provide enough space for the development of the city, and at the same time, it is also very convenient to supplement agricultural and sideline products such as grain and vegetables! Therefore, Machen has all the conditions to develop into an international metropolis! In addition, the southern part of Borneo has always been a wild land, and even though we have been developing and building for two years, this situation has not been fundamentally improved, so we can also promote the economic and industrial development of the South Seas by placing the political, economic and cultural center here!

"Young Master, do you want to move the ruling center of our Chinese People's Army to Machen in the future?" Luo Fenglu couldn't help but ask with some concern.

With the current political and military strength of the Huo Jiajun and the territory occupied, although the country was not founded in the end because of the young master's interference, it is basically no different from a country in terms of strength! What is lacking is only the name of a country! Therefore, the relocation of the political center of the Huo Jiajun is almost the same as the influence of moving the capital! There are too many interests and relationships involved in all aspects, and it is too complicated! I am afraid that the spread of this news will easily cause turmoil within the Huo Jiajun!

"Hehe, Mr. Luo is too worried! The ruling center of our Chinese People's Army is still in Taipei, and it will not be moved! It is just that most of the organs of the Government Council will be moved to Machen!" The reason why Huo Shan moved the Government Council over was because of the needs of Huo Jiajun's actual situation, and on the other hand, the use of wireless telegraphy greatly facilitated the communication conditions between various provinces and cities of Huo Jiajun! With the gradual establishment of large-scale radio transceiver stations on various islands in the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, a wireless telegraph network covering all the territories directly under Huo Jiajun has basically taken shape! Therefore, even if Dongchen's government affairs have any urgent business, it can be delivered to Huo Shan's desk in less than an hour! In addition, the submarine cables that Huo Jiajun is laying with all his strength and the telephone lines on various islands are constantly extended! In the future, the convenience of communication within Huo Jiajun will be doubled! Therefore, Huo Shan is not worried that if the Government Council leaves the island of Taiwan, he will lose control!

Hearing his words, the two couldn't help but nodded, Huo Shan's method was indeed the best way to solve Huo Jiajun's current predicament!

"By the way, Mr. Luo! I have never asked, how is the construction of our railways in the Nanyang provinces now?" Huo Shan said suddenly! If we want to promote the rapid economic and industrial development of the Nanyang provinces and cities, the construction of roads, especially railways, is the top priority! Because he had to work hard for the war with the Netherlands and Portugal before, he did not have a deep understanding of the specific progress of Huo Jiajun's first five-year economic plan in the past year or so! Therefore, Huo Shan has decided to make good use of this period of time to properly consolidate the industrial foundation within the Huo family army and further enhance the comprehensive strength of the Chinese and people's army!

Hearing the young master's question, Luo Fenglu's face couldn't help but show an excited look!

"Young Master, the progress of the railways in our Nanyang provinces is very fast, but last year we built 12,000 kilometers of railways, and have built a single line of the Borneo Island Ring Railway, a single line of the East Third Railway (East Wanlu to Sanma City), a single line of the Wanwu Railway (Manado to Ujung Pandang), a single line of the railway from Mogang City to Solong via Malaochi, a single line of the railway from Malaoqi to Jayapura, and a single line of the Ring Island Railway on small islands such as Bru Island, Seran Island, and Timor Island, all of which have been completed! In the next four years, we plan to build these double lines and the Sumatra and Java railways, and gradually build various branch railways, so that the railway network covers all the large islands in the South Seas!"

Huo Shan nodded with satisfaction, with his own investment at no expense, Huo Jiajun's internal railway line is extending rapidly, I believe that within five years, it will not be too difficult to build 50,000 kilometers of railways and form a railway network covering all provinces and cities in Nanyang! Moreover, Huo Shan also believes that with his full support, Huo Jiajun's railway construction speed is no worse than that of the United States!