"After this battle, I'm afraid the money problem should be almost solved." Xu Jie sat in the captain's room vacated by Lin Yongsheng and whispered. Although the Beiyang side cannot say that they got rich overnight in this war, but over the years, they have

Someone must have paid for the debts and war expenses.

Both Beiyang and the various merchants who maintain alliances with Beiyang can obtain certain benefits from the war. Moreover, as the central government of the Qing Dynasty relaxed its policy on private mining and setting up factories, these pioneers of national industry who had funds and markets

It will definitely get better development.

The problem of people and talent is not as abundant as the financial field, but after about five years of accumulation, Beiyang, Taiwan and Guangdong and Guangxi still have some reserves of new technical personnel, especially military personnel, who have experienced many bloody battles.

The officers and soldiers of the navy and army are definitely an asset! As for other types of engineering and technical personnel, Beiyang has also trained some in the Tianjin Machinery Bureau and the branch in Italy. Introduce technical personnel, vigorously develop education, especially ideological emancipation

They are all necessary, but they also take time.

Then the rest is a territorial issue. In Xu Jie's plan, for future development, Xu Jie needs the Beiyang Alliance to control more local administrative power. From the current point of view, the only things Beiyang can really control are Zhili, Guangdong and Guangxi.

It’s half the size of Taiwan and Sichuan. It’s not easy to do big things in such a small place.

In terms of choosing a "base area", Xu Jie's first choice was the Northeast. It is a good place with rich natural resources, and Liaodong is a place where Beiyang has been operating for a long time. Although outside the pass was regarded by the Qing government as a land of dragon prosperity, Han people were prohibited from entering.

.But I have to say that times have changed, and this "ancestral precept" should also be changed.

The Northeast was originally a wild land at that time. Except for a few big cities, the rest of the place was almost undeveloped. On the one hand, it was a matter of political awareness, and on the other hand, the population of the Northeast was too small. It also lacked funds and technology.

, it is impossible to develop at all. After the invasion of Guandong occurred in history, the population and development progress of Northeast China accelerated. The current situation in Northeast China is similar to that in history, but at the same time, there are some differences. As for the biggest difference, maybe

It was brought by the Japanese army.

I have to say that the strength of the Japanese army in this plane is much stronger than that of his plane. Not to mention the navy, the army is also quite strong. Facing the Beiyang army that has been strengthened several times, the Japanese can still hit Jinzhou.

City! This shows its level. The Japanese First Army cannot penetrate the Jinzhou defense line of the Beiyang New Army. But it does not mean that the Japanese Second Army cannot defeat the defense lines of Ronglu and Yiketang'a.

Just three days before the Japanese army launched its attack on Jinzhou, the flag of the Japanese Second Army was finally planted on the city gate of Liaoyang, and Liaoyang was conquered! This was despite huge logistical pressure, and Liaoyang was conquered.

! In desperation, Ronglu and Yiketang'a could only retreat towards Shengjing and made final preparations. If Shengjing was lost, these two people would just take matters into their own hands!

Although it only took a few months for the Japanese army to invade the Northeast, the damage to the Northeast was quite huge. The Liaodong Peninsula was not bad, Li Hongzhang could directly control it, and with the authorization of the Qing Dynasty Central Committee, the Beiyang Army could "act accordingly"

"So what can be evacuated is evacuated, and what can be fortified and clear is clear. So the loss is relatively small. After all, everything that can be left has been taken away. As for the houses that cannot be taken away, the Japanese army cannot burn them all? The Japanese army still has to live in them.

!

But relatively speaking, the troops of Ronglu and Iketang'a are in dire straits. Ronglu's northwest training army is better, but the situation of the northeastern local army of Iketang'a can only be described as a tragedy. They are messing around all day.

The Eight Banners troops who were waiting to die could only go out to scare the bandits. When did they ever think of facing the well-trained Japanese troops on the battlefield? As it turned out, the performance of these Eight Banners cavalry was not as good as that of the temporarily recruited Orions. At least they saw

Too much blood!

What would be the result of such a force fighting the Japanese army with insufficient equipment and basically no fortifications? Most people can't imagine it. If the Qing army did not have the relatively elite Beiyang Army in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895,

If the exchange ratio with Japan is 1 to 100, the exchange ratio of troops in Iketanga here directly breaks through the 100 mark! Facing the Northeastern local army with insufficient machine gun firepower, artillery, and ordnance training, and the strengthened

If the Japanese army attacks that place, it will simply lead to death.

In addition, due to poor logistics and transportation, coupled with the ferocious nature of the Japanese, the Japanese Second Army completely turned into a "Locust Army!" So many years later...

When people in the Northeast mention the Japanese, the most impressive thing they remember is those guys who do whatever it takes to grab things! In order to raise enough supplies, it can be said that wherever the Japanese army goes, there is no grass, and mice can starve to death! There is no way, the Japanese army is the first

The second army plus the government

There are nearly 80,000 people in fu, plus the consumption of horses and livestock, this is an even bigger number. How many people were there in the Northeast at that time? How much farmland was cultivated? In addition, the banner people were supported by the state and rarely directly

To engage in labor, there is even less food in the Northeast.

After months of fighting, the labor force in the Northeast suffered huge losses, and the damage to food and infrastructure was even more serious. It is not an exaggeration to say that the south of Liaoyang is basically a white land. It is no exaggeration to say that the Northeast, the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty

After several months of intense fighting, the Longxing Land has been basically depleted in terms of both human and financial resources. Without the intervention of external forces, the mess in the Northeast would be really difficult to clean up!

This is a bad thing, but it also gave Xu Jie a chance! The Qing Dynasty could not just let the Northeast rot like this. After all, this is the hometown of the Manchus, and the locals should be given a way to live out of reason and emotion! And now Japan

It's over, but Russia is still there! Even ordinary people can see Russia's intentions towards the Qing Dynasty through the Russian aid to Japan during the war! Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen armaments while restoring the economy! On this issue, Cixi and Guangxu and

Beiyang’s view is the same.

Well, now who has the ability and power to clean up this mess? The Manchus can't do it. Although Ronglu is considered a talented person among the Manchus, and Cixi also values ​​​​it very much, it is really not possible to let this person engage in industry and economy.

.The Central Committee of the Qing Dynasty has issued permission

Beiyang will never allow it to be opened for private factories to be established again! And Ronglu is definitely not suitable for this. On issues related to the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, even if Cixi favors Ronglu, he will never let a person who is destined to do it

People who don't get things done do it.

Since the Manchus can't do it, they can only be Han people. Liu Kunyi from Nanyang can't do it. This person is relatively old-fashioned. He definitely can't do these new things, and he is beyond his reach. How can he understand the north when he is in power in the south? Such a person

What's left is Li Hongzhang's Beiyang. Although the Qing government will not honestly hand over control of the Northeast to a Han official, but in a formal way, Li Hongzhang can gain control of at least half of the Northeast by fighting for it.

In addition to the Northeast, Xu Jie also needs to work hard in the South. The financial resources of the Qing government are in the South, especially in Zhejiang. The economy here is already developed. If this area can be controlled, the power of Beiyang will be even greater.

Especially now, the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang is actually in charge of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan. According to history, this year should be the year when Bian Baoquan took office as the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang, but,

History has changed, and Liu Mingchuan, who worked hard for the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, should obviously "go further"! With the support of military merit and political achievements in Taiwan, Beiyang tried hard to transfer Liu Mingchuan to the position of governor of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan. After all, it shouldn't be a big problem back then.

Liu Mingchuan wanted to take over as the governor of Fujian and be in charge of both Fujian and Taiwan. Later, at his request, Taiwan became a separate province, and he became the governor of Taiwan!

Relatively speaking, Liu Mingchuan's policies in Taiwan are more suitable for the development of national industry. Businessmen in Fujian and Zhejiang often open mines and set up factories in Taiwan because of Taiwan's better policies. Therefore, in terms of public opinion, Liu Mingchuan has an advantage, as long as

Beiyang dares to ask for it, but the central government, which is now weak and weak, has no control over this general.

I'm afraid the world's most powerful TV station is still beyond its capabilities? And with newspapers as a tool that can "control" public opinion, even Qingliu can't tell. In this war, Zhili contributed the most, followed by Taiwan and

Guangdong and Guangxi. As the governor of Taiwan, Liu Mingchuan's advancement to a higher level is in line with public opinion.

As for Guangdong, Guangxi and Sichuan, because of the great victory in the Sino-Japanese War, Li Hanzhang, who had made great contributions to Guangdong and Guangxi, can definitely continue to be his governor-general in Guangdong and Guangxi. What about Liu Bingzhang of Sichuan? This person was originally from the Huai clan, and his relationship with Li Hongzhang is still good.

Although I don’t know much about Western industry, etc., I

For the sake of Lao Li, it is still okay to install some people from Beiyang in Sichuan. After all, the current deployment of the Huai clique is under the banner of Beiyang. With Li Hongzhang coming forward, everyone can unite and share some benefits, but

If Li Hongzhang falls, no one will be able to reap the benefits!

As a result, the Beiyang Alliance may control Zhili, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan, plus part of the Northeast! Such a situation was only like this even when the Huaihe system was in its heyday? More importantly, now

Beiyang is more united, and has the military and financial support of the Qing government. After this battle, it is not an exaggeration to say that Beiyang is already a kingdom! Of course, if you want to overthrow the Qing government,

I am afraid that Fu's rule will take some time, but if Beiyang can make good use of these resources, it is not impossible to resist the Russian invasion.

It has been nearly 6 years since he traveled through time. During more than 2,000 riri nights, he has never relaxed. The huge pressure from the nation and the country made him unable to bear it for a while, but now, he finally got over it. And now, in

In the darkness, he finally saw a glimmer of light. Although it was still very weak, it was exciting! In any case, the Chinese nation has escaped from the abyss of the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, and now it is time to show off its grand ambitions!
Chapter completed!