Fengxian Jiangshan

"Mr. Min Yuan is right. I am already planning to implement a new land policy in these three provinces, so that farmers who have no land but little land can obtain land."

Wang Yongjiang sighed: "The land has to be moved, but it has a lot of implications. Inside the pass is no better than outside the pass. I mean, have you thought about who will do this kind of thing?"

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Of course I have chosen, it is Yan Xishan!"

Wang Yongjiang was also taken aback when he heard it: "Zhuoyan, you are not joking. Yan Xishan just made a big mistake and almost lost the capital. Are you still going to use him?"

"Did you commit crimes and meritorious deeds? If there is no such crime, I am really afraid that he will not work hard."

When Wang Yongjiang heard it, he clapped his hands and laughed: "Zhuo Yan is right. Yan Xishan is still capable of governing internal affairs. If he is really willing to do it, the Central Plains region can rest assured."

"Mr. Min Yuan, there is one more important matter. I am planning to refer to the civil servant examination methods of the three eastern provinces, spread it to the customs, and recruit a large number of civil servants to fill the vacancies."

"Okay, this method is right. Throughout the dynasties, as long as the country is established, no matter how the world has not been completely unified, the imperial examination will be held. This is a good idea to win the hearts of the people. Especially when there are several unpleasant quarrels with the academic circles, more admissions Some young people can be considered to ease the conflict."

Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang discussed the major issues properly, and the Beijing government, which restored order, began to operate at a high speed. This time, no one dared to follow the law.Zhili collapsed completely. Although the foreigners cheered, they didn't intend to send troops to declare war. Zhang Tinglan ushered in another big victory.

Some people are foresighted, some people are behind the times, but no matter who they are, except for a few people who don't know it, everyone understands a truth, that is, the unification of the world by the army has become an inevitable trend, and no one can reverse it. Not even foreigners.

If you don’t make the right choice at this time, you will be a bastard. Therefore, after experiencing this storm, more than half of the officials who are not firm have been cleared out, and the rest of the people are all trembling and working hard. At this time, If you behave better, after the difficulties pass, it will be the time to skyrocket.

Under the hard work of these people, the government quickly and efficiently operated, the scattered rebels were cleaned up, the government quickly restored the scars of the war, and at the same time issued a new civil servant examination method.

The media also reported endlessly, and more importantly, with Wang Yongjiang's entry into Beijing, another 5000 million yuan was allocated from the finance and Fengtian Development Bank.In addition, Zhang Tinglan signed a railway construction agreement with the Americans.

The Ninghan Railway and the Sichuan-Han Railway will introduce American capital, which also marks that the Americans have officially extended their hands to the Yangtze River Basin, and the British have been driven out.At the same time, a trade and commercial agreement was signed, which stipulated that the scope of economic exchanges between the two sides should be expanded, and the United States was allowed to invest in the Yangtze River Basin.The American consortium that got this big pie was simply ecstatic, and they immediately provided Zhang Tinglan with a loan of 3000 million US dollars.

At the same time, the U.S. government also actively stepped forward, acting as a mediator, and resolutely opposed Britain's clamor for using force.

In addition, the Feng army also held a group of British prisoners, including nearly a thousand British sailors and a dozen intelligence personnel who were captured during the two naval battles.

With these captives in their hands, the British are also wary of rats.And what annoyed them the most was that the Japanese signed an agreement with Feng Jun first, and hastily ended the matter of the Izumo.

In fact, this is not to blame for the Japanese. More of their spies fall into the hands of China. Once there is a disturbance, it is unreasonable. Moreover, Zhang Tinglan is also very generous, saying that he can not pursue this incident and continue to sell Maoshan Iron Mine to Japan. ore, but the price discount was cancelled. In addition, Zhang Tinglan also promised to return the spies to Japan, but in exchange for the Chinese working in Japan, the Japanese had no choice but to agree. China has a large number of talents studying in Japan, and a large number of them Talented people with science and engineering majors were unable to find jobs when they returned home, so they stayed in Japan.

This time, Zhang Tinglan returned all these people back. There were more than 400 people, including family members, more than 1000 people returned to China. At this time, it was only five months before the Great Kanto Earthquake...

Chapter 737 Defense Force

"Damn it, let them run away again!"

A British military officer cursed loudly, raised his foot suddenly, and kicked towards the abandoned tent in front of him, but he suddenly felt something blocking him.

From the bushes, with a whoosh, a sharp bamboo stick shot out, and it just pierced the officer's stomach, but it penetrated less than half an inch, not deep.But he immediately felt that the wound was not painful, but a tingling sensation.

poisonous!

The officer screamed in pain and fell to the ground. The soldiers who followed him were also shocked, and rushed over, dragging the officer, and were about to retreat.But in a panic, a soldier stepped on a grass field, and there was an explosion immediately.

The right foot was blown off, and a bone was exposed.Immediately, the soldier let out a shrill cry, and the others were also frightened.They didn't come here to encircle and suppress the mob, they clearly fell into the net of heaven and earth, they hurriedly picked up the injured comrades, and ran away immediately.

While escaping, another British soldier stepped into the trap, and when the others came to take a look, their scalps were numb.The two-meter-deep trap was filled with upside-down bamboo sticks, and these bamboo sticks were all baked with fire. They were no different than ordinary swords. They pierced through candied haws for life, and there was no hope of rescue.

These British soldiers couldn't care about him anymore, so they could only run away. Just as the dozen or so people were running away in a panic, they happened to come to a river ditch.Two fishing boats stopped at one side, and they were carrying the wounded, who happened to be transported by boat, so four or five soldiers ran towards the fishing boat.

"anyone there?"

The British shouted loudly, but there was no echo.Two British soldiers fired two shots at the fishing boat, the bullets went through, and there was no one there. These British soldiers rushed over, trying to get the boat away.But suddenly in the dense forest on the side.There were five or six loud bangs almost simultaneously.

A dense sheet of iron sand hit them, and these British soldiers were immediately covered. Even the luckiest ones received more than a dozen of them. Their bodies were beaten like a sieve, and they fell to the ground in pain.Blood stained the river red.

The remaining British soldiers hurriedly fired towards them, trying to rush over, but on the other side of the creek, several sniper rifles were already aimed at them.Crackling, crackling, and another four or five British soldiers were blown out of their heads.The remaining three British soldiers were completely frightened. They put down their weapons, raised their hands high, and chose to become prisoners.

At this time, all the militiamen who ambushed them gradually rushed over, and it was Li Xun who was in charge of commanding them.After such a long period of development, Nanyang's resistance force has been scaled up, and the soldiers sent here have also matured rapidly.They have learned how to fight in the rainforest.

Extract toxins from all kinds of plants and animals, and then make all kinds of traps, just make simple bullet mines, disguise sneak attacks, everything is handy.Moreover, their team expanded rapidly, especially when Xu Shuzheng came to Nanyang more than two months ago.

Since then, these resistance forces in Nanyang have leaders, and their development momentum is very rapid.A large number of Chinese who could not bear the oppression were involved.In addition to the Chinese, some local aborigines were also absorbed. In short, all that could deal with the British and Dutch colonial governments were used.

The training of these militiamen who joined later was seriously insufficient, and they were in the dense forest.It is difficult to shoot accurately, so they are equipped with shotguns, and they are shot in large numbers.They even established their own base in the dense forest, and set up earthen workshops in it, specializing in the production of various earthen weapons.

Don't underestimate these resistance forces. Because the training and combat concepts they received are far ahead of this era, they have caused great damage to the British. Over the past few months, more than 200 British soldiers have been killed. A large number of British plantations and mines were attacked, causing tens of millions of economic losses.

Young people like Li Xun quickly became the backbone of these resistance teams. He looked at the three British soldiers, waved his hands, and asked them to drag them in front of the recruits.

"One person, one knife, chop them all up!"

These young soldiers who had just killed a few British with shotguns were still in a state of excitement, but when they heard this order suddenly, they were a little at a loss.

Li Xun sneered: "Can't do it anymore? Have you softened your heart? When did these bastards soften their hands when they were against China? Think about your relatives who died unjustly. I will give you 3 minutes. If they are still alive, Get out of here!"

Finally, when Li Xun turned around, there was a shrill scream, and the three British soldiers quickly turned into corpses, and then they were thrown into the river, where they became a delicious meal for fish and shrimp.

The chaos in Southeast Asia became more and more serious. It started in Sarawak, then spread to the entire Borneo, and finally even Malaya became unstable. Due to this situation, it could even spread to Myanmar and even India.

This is equivalent to the collapse of the British colonial order in the Far East. The British are simply devastated. In fact, they also guessed that the Chinese government may be behind the scenes, but there is no evidence.

In addition, the two warships originally planned to be sent to China, after arriving in Singapore, could never leave again and were used to stabilize the situation in Nanyang.

The family has a big business, and there are also worries. The British Empire, which never sets on the sun, used to be so majestic, but now it has reached the afterglow of the setting sun. There are beacon fires everywhere and holes everywhere. large-scale war.

In the end, the British also had to sit down with China and honestly negotiated a new agreement. Britain revoked the concessions in Tianjin, Hankou, Jiujiang, Zhenjiang, Xiamen and other places, and only retained the Shanghai public concession.In addition, give up the right to garrison troops in the Xin Chou Treaty.

Abandon consular jurisdiction, abandon Boxer indemnity, set up a special loan liquidation committee to sort out various loans between China and Britain, and re-determine the repayment amount based on the principle of non-payment of bad debts.

On the issue of tariffs, the UK will return all customs to China for management, but in order to ensure a smooth transition, China needs to hire British staff for three years...

There are many things, but a few signed in total, basically abolishing all kinds of privileges that Britain has seized since the Opium War, except for the Shanghai International Settlement and the Hong Kong issue.

Shanghai’s public concession involves too many countries, and Zhang Tinglan also wants to keep an open port. After all, Shanghai is still the most dynamic region in China’s economy, and its development and utilization cannot be separated from foreign capital. However, the form of the concession must be changed. Diplomacy The ministry has already started negotiations.

The last issue is Hong Kong. Both sides have tacitly ignored this point. Zhang Tinglan's hand can't reach the south, and she still needs to save face for the British Empire, otherwise they won't give in so easily.

The entire negotiation lasted until May, and Zhongying finally finalized the agreement on June 23, 6.Through this agreement, China basically abolished the privileges of the United Kingdom. In order to recover a large number of concessions and tariffs, the country's territorial and economic sovereignty have been effectively maintained.

After the announcement, the whole country rejoiced, and the influence of the rebellion was wiped away. The new government led by the Fengjun was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The north and south gradually restored peace, and the country entered a new round of development period.

It's just that in order to completely consolidate this achievement, there is another important task, and that is the reform of the military system.To transform the Fengjun into the National Defense Force, Zhang Tinglan entrusted Jiang Fangzhen with this crucial task.

Among Zhang Tinglan's main assistants, Jiang Baili and Wang Yongjiang are very similar. Neither of them has any regional prejudices, and they handle things fairly and reasonably, which is convincing. That's why Zhang Tinglan dared to entrust such a big matter to Jiang Baili.

"Vice President, this is a reorganization plan I just drew up."

Zhang Tinglan looked at it, then nodded: "Brother Baili, your plan includes recruiting troops from different places. I don't know how you plan to operate it?"

"Vice President, both Prime Minister Tang and Mr. Min Yuan proposed to be officials in different places. According to my idea, the army should do the same. If the generals and soldiers are in the same area, it is easy to form a small group, which is very unfavorable to the management of the army. , so it should be completely broken. I am going to make a big change in the troops inside and outside the pass, so that we can really dilute the local color and turn the Fengjun into the National Defense Force."

Zhang Tinglan also nodded: "I very much agree with this measure, but the three eastern provinces have developed for these years, and both the quality of officers and the quality of soldiers have drawn a higher level from those in the customs. If this arrangement is made, I am not afraid to break the strong alliance. , will it affect the combat effectiveness?"