The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Come to think of it, if people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, the influx of population will only lead to chaos.

Food, drink and medicine are guaranteed...

After two years of reclamation and production restoration, and the introduction of large quantities of American grains and technologies, Jilin's grain output has changed from relying on the weather to a new agricultural industry with Chinese characteristics.

Not only did we have a bumper grain harvest, but various agricultural and sideline products such as eggs, fruits, and meat also made great progress.

When Meng Enyuan was here, the granaries in Jilin Prefecture were almost empty due to several battles... But after two years of development by Jiang Cheng, not only was the capital city well-stocked,
Changchun, Yanji, Longjiang, Tumen, Jiutai and other places also built granaries, and grain reserves reached an unprecedented level.

In addition, Jiang Cheng also built "satellite cities" around several cities and radiated multiple counties. In addition to renovating local houses according to modern concepts, he also vigorously supported some wealthy gentry to engage in "real estate";
In this way, the housing problem can be solved within one or two years... Now, it depends on whether his brochure can attract a large number of people.

While the northeast was still covered with ice, the temperature in the vast land within Shanhaiguan had already risen to a considerable level.

But the terrible thing was that the spring of 1919 was a rainless spring.

From the beginning of spring to the vernal equinox, there was no rain for two whole months - all the farmers waiting for spring ploughing were anxious and ran to the fields in anticipation of the arrival of spring rain.

The Dragon King Temples in every village are constantly burning with incense, and people kneel devoutly before the gods and pray, hoping that the precious spring rain will fall as soon as possible.

However, things went against one's wishes. Qingming passed in the blink of an eye, and Grain Rain arrived quietly... Except for a sporadic drizzle that didn't even wet the ground, it seemed that God was determined to go against the earth.

The originally fertile fields of thousands of miles were now barren with no grass. The barren land was so dry that it was cracked into numerous gullies and ravines, and no birds or animals were seen.

Along with the drought, famine is bound to follow... It was already a lean spring, and the lower-class civilians relied on elm seed rice and grass porridge for relief;

However, the drought left no grass growing in the entire area, and the extremely hungry people had no choice but to peel tree bark, mix it with Guanyin soil and cook it into "porridge" to barely survive.

A large number of refugees appeared when the famine broke out.

The victims, old and young, began to pour into the city to beg, even picking up garbage in the hope of survival;

According to the management in previous years, the managers should open the warehouses and release food at this time to ensure that the lower-class civilians can get through the difficult times.

But the warlords of that time were short-sighted people who only cared about the land and were willing to give some food to the people. The rest were basically driven away by sending troops.

At this time, Feng Guozhang, the commander-in-chief of the capital, was seriously ill in bed: he was still reluctant to give up power, but was still fantasizing about internal strife and preserving the direct line's sphere of influence, and had no intention of disaster relief.

As a large number of refugees poured into the capital, he became so excited that he ordered his subordinates:
Drive the unruly people out of the capital, and severely punish anyone who dares to cause trouble.

Since the superiors had given such an order, the officers below naturally added more pressure.

At first, they dispersed the crowd to maintain order, but later, anyone who dared to beg on the street was beaten up.
Let’s forget all these. Later on, the soldiers just started to use violence and shoot at anyone they saw. Countless people were injured in the capital city in a short period of time. The hungry people who had no choice but to survive could only squat at the foot of the city wall and howl every night.

But at this moment, Huang Yongan and Zhang Fushan arrived near the entrance to the city.

They entered the country according to Jiang Cheng's orders and began to distribute leaflets around various cities. In addition to promoting the policies of the Northeast, they also had the intention of "recruiting talents".

"Hey, Old Huang, who's that person over there at the foot of the city wall?"

Before the two men and their respective "propaganda teams" entered Beijing, they saw a large group of people crying in tattered clothes and looking extremely miserable and pitiful under the sunshine.

"Haven't you heard? This year, there's a drought in the interior of the country. The land is barren for thousands of miles... God didn't give any rain. Except for a few fields along the river, the rest of Zhili and other places are all barren fields!"

Zhang Fushan, who was born into a farming family, sighed. His background made him very clear that "drought" meant a reduction in grain production or even a total crop failure, which was a devastating blow to the lower-class farmers.

"Hey Old Huang, this is really pitiful...but we don't have much food with us, how many people can we help?"

Listening to his colleagues' lamentations, Huang Yongan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Wait! You say these people, once they hear about our Northeast policy, won't they?"

Zhang Fushan was shocked: "Ah, what did you say?"

Huang Yongan did not explain, but led his subordinates to the victims in a rush.

You have to know that most of those who survived the starvation were young and middle-aged people - most of the elderly and children could not bear it and died;
Basically, all the women who were slightly pretty and could be bought were bought... Most of those who are still alive today, except for some with good physical fitness, are young and middle-aged.

Huang Yongan went up and started to shout without saying anything: He, like Jiang Cheng, was a graduate of the first class of the Northeast Military Academy, and he had both the ability and eloquence;

In addition, before setting off, Sun Zhengnan, a top student who graduated from Yenching University, had done unified work for these "propagandists", so he had his own set of speeches.

He first explained his identity, and then went on to explain the purpose of his trip, especially the fact that Jilin was now introducing a large number of people and giving preferential treatment, etc., but it was not enough.

Huang Yongan immediately asked his subordinates to quickly distribute the food he had with him, and announced that no matter who was willing to follow him, they would not be allowed to go hungry.

In such a disaster year, and after countless days and nights of hunger, the food Huang Yongan took out was still military rations, which were fine grains without much husk or rice bran.

This temptation is simply fatal to them.

The hungry people rushed over like crazy and began to kowtow to the two senior officers of the Fengtian Army as if they were gods...

In the eyes of ordinary people, they cannot distinguish between the Zhili clique and the Fengtian clique. Anyone who can provide them with food and a way to survive is a god-like figure.

Especially when they heard that there was a "paradise" outside Shanhaiguan where they would not go hungry and would have housing and could live and work in peace and contentment, the civilians, who had been hungry for many days, did not care about anything else and came forward to Huang Yongan to sign up and ask to go with him.

"I say, Old Huang, aren't you causing trouble?"

Zhang Fushan was shocked. "Our own rations have all been distributed—"

"You, how can you guarantee that these people won't go hungry? If they really go hungry, what will we do if they turn around and pinch us?" (End of this chapter)