The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

He was just short of having the words "stealing credit" written on his face. Of course, Duan Zhigui was not stupid either.

He immediately took several personal soldiers and subordinates with him to negotiate with Zhang Hanqing.

"Hey wait a minute..."

Jiang Cheng smiled at Hai Pingchuan indifferently, "You said he has his own soldiers and subordinates. Wasn't he left alone before?"

He said this purely to show contempt for Duan Zhigui, but just as the Hai brothers and sisters turned their gazes over, Duan Xinyu said very calmly: "Master, look at what you said."

Just when everyone thought that the new concubine would retort, unexpectedly, she actually exposed the family secrets herself:

"The previous troops were all killed, but even though Daddy went to Jinan with the White Russian Regiment, he still gained some military merits. Why can't he recruit new troops?"

These words sounded as if she was speaking for her father Duan Zhigui, but in fact, compared to her own husband, her words contained a hint of obvious sarcasm.

"Look at what I am doing. Am I not telling the truth?"

Duan Xinyu smiled gently, then turned to the next topic, "Master, am I talking too much, or am I not supposed to listen to these?"

Jiang Cheng casually said "That's not the case" and waved his hand to let Hai Pingchuan continue talking.

Since the leader had spoken, he naturally had no doubts and continued talking.

Duan Zhigui went to see the young marshal in a rage, naturally because he wanted to steal his credit for the battle;
But he was the crown prince of Northeast China after all, how could he really accept this? He reported the situation to his father in Fengtian that day;

Duan Zhigui reported the situation to his "son-in-law" in Jilin Prefecture...

Therefore, even if Hai Pingchuan did not report the situation, Jiang Cheng actually knew about the conflict.

"Pingchuan, what do you think about this matter?"

Jiang Cheng drank his glass of sugared milk in one gulp.

"In my opinion, the conflict between the young commander and Duan Zhigui is actually centered on the dispute over rights and interests in Shandong—"

He glanced at Duan Xinyu again, but this time he chose to speak directly.

In his opinion, the power struggle between the young marshal and Duan Zhigui was only because of the interests in Shandong.

"In my opinion, whether it's us, Duan Zhigui, or the young commander... I'm afraid we can't defend Shandong."

Jiang Cheng said calmly, "Let them do whatever they want—"

"I am sure that as the Paris Peace Conference progresses, no matter who sets their sights on this land, they will end up with nothing."

"As the saying goes, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. So far, our strength is not strong enough..."

Hai Pingchuan nodded in response, and Zhang Tinglan, who had been watching from the sidelines, also interrupted and said, "Feilan, I have to admit that your strategic vision is indeed unique—"

"Ting Shu is studying in the UK, so he can always hear some of the news: the diplomatic team led by Mr. Gu suffered a series of setbacks in Paris... I think it will be difficult for us, the so-called victorious country, to reach an agreement on rights!"

Jiang Cheng leaned back in the high-back chair, with a sullen face and no words——

As a soldier, defending the country is his duty; but he is also well aware that this is the most difficult day in China's modern history.

These Western powers, for their own interests...actually gave China's SD province to Japan for free as fat meat to "fill" the ambitious wolf.

Even though the Chinese delegation headed by Gu Weijun refused to sign the agreement, they were ultimately unable to stop Shandong from being handed over to the Japanese. "Ha. So after all the fighting, the Japanese will still get the advantage in the end? Forget it, the current struggle for interests within the Great Wall is not something we should be concerned about!"

"Brother, aren't you and your sister-in-law going back to Changchun after the New Year? We can't delay the spring ploughing this year - this is a top priority."

Hai Pingchuan immediately took over the conversation: "Yes, you mentioned this matter - Fourth Uncle sent a telegram before the festival, asking me to requisition grain from the capital."

Jiang Cheng turned his inquiring eyes to Sun Zhengnan, who immediately said, "The Chao people who stayed in Yanji reclaimed a lot of wasteland around Yanji before the beginning of winter last year... The grain reserves transferred from Dunhua are insufficient; in addition, the two water conservancy projects you arranged have been fully connected, and once the Tumen River thaws, we can immediately arrange for spring ploughing."

Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly with satisfaction: "With everyone working together, the development of Jilin is bound to flourish."

"Now it depends on whether the factories that have been put into operation can all get back on track by the beginning of spring."

At this point, Sun Zhengnan added: "Master Jiang... Although all the work in Jilin is getting on track step by step, there is still a problem at present."

Jiang Cheng immediately signaled him to speak if he had anything to say.

“Master, including Chief Yan, as well as the response from the Chamber of Commerce and the mining and forest areas, we are currently underpopulated.”

population?

As if seeing his confusion, Sun Zhengnan added: "After you issued two orders to register the population, our base number is that much."

"Compared to the total population, the proportion of young and middle-aged people is also limited - these factories, mining areas, forest areas, etc., all need young and middle-aged people to work;"

"After repeated calculations, we still have a lot of staff shortages... Even if we import a large number of talents as you said and allow some talented illegal immigrants to stay, our number of low-level workers is still relatively insufficient."

Jiang Cheng really didn't expect this.

"Some of Fengtian's population has flowed to us... but after all, the population mobility in the three northeastern provinces is still a little poor."

Zhang Tinglan also said with embarrassment, "Once spring ploughing begins, factories, mining areas and other places will face a serious shortage of labor."

Jiang Cheng nodded silently.

Why is urbanization being promoted in modern times? It is to promote industrialization.

Until the late 20s, China was mainly focused on the development of labor-intensive industries… it could not develop without an adequate population;
However, the Northeast is a cold and harsh place, and coupled with years of war and chaos, it is not surprising that there are a large number of gaps.

In order to develop industry, Jiang Cheng's relaxed policy on population mobility is a bit like that of the Beacon Country.

"Since it's hard to arrange in the Northeast, then we can go to the interior to arrange it."

Jiang Cheng suddenly said, "In the next few days, let the brothers in the Propaganda Department write more slogans to promote our Jilin policies, and then give them to Feng Yong, and ask him to arrange for the printing factory in Fengtian to print them in large quantities."

"plain!"

He turned his gaze to Hai Pingchuan again, "Next spring, pick some smart brothers, take these leaflets, and go to Tianjin, Luanzhou, and even Shandong to spread them..."

"Just say that all the workers who are willing to come to Jilin for development will be well paid!"

Of course, in addition to publicity, Jiang Cheng has not stopped the several projects he is working on.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation must be guaranteed, otherwise bringing people into Jilin is equivalent to bringing in a large number of disasters. (End of this chapter)