"Considerations on the Restoration of the 'Dreamy Swampland'". Qi Rui read the contents of the latest report and could not help but feel that his father Vézé was really a strange man. It was clearly stated in the report that the Dreamy Swampland was a series of large lakes and waterways in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The gradual shrinking of the Dreamy Swampland was undoubtedly due to the changes in the natural environment, but the diligent and brave Chinese people who had been continuously reclaiming the lakes for thousands of years had caused terrible damage to the huge water system referred to by the ancient term.
Vézé used a vivid metaphor. When a large bowl of water was poured into a cup, the small cup would naturally fill up quickly and a lot of water would leak out. When a large bowl of water was poured into a large bathtub, the impact on the water level was very limited. The benefits of restoring the Dreamy Swampland included no longer having to worry about the damage caused by the Yangtze River floods to the middle and lower reaches. Restoring wetlands, lakes, and waterways was in itself a benefit to the natural environment.
There were also disadvantages. Many of the waterside fields in the Yangtze River basin and the Huai River basin would disappear. However, with the current territory and food production of the Min dynasty, this disappearing land was not a problem at all. Another disadvantage was that it required manual dredging of various waterways, which was almost a waste of money and manpower. Vézé believed that it could be systematically planned and completed year by year.
After reading the report, Qi Rui already did not know how to evaluate his father Vézé's behavior. Some time ago, Vézé also discussed whether to try to restore the stable Yellow River channel system from the Han to the Song dynasty after the Yellow River moved northward. In the Han dynasty, in addition to the Yellow River channel, the Bian Canal was also dug, and the set of river system was stable for about a thousand years. And that thousand years was a very prosperous one for the Chinese civilization.
As for the opinion of Emperor Vézé, Qi Rui and the people of the Min dynasty had similar reactions. Since the Emperor had made his decision, everyone only needed to consider and follow when the time came. Questioning the Emperor's decision was often proven to be asking for humiliation.
The Liberation Army refused special privileges. This was a very patriotic concept, so everyone read the report in a mode of one paragraph per person. After various accents took turns, they entered the next stage. They discussed the specific work.
Qi Rui took out the report. "Comrades, the Central Committee has replied to us. With regard to the construction of the Great Wall, many comrades felt that it was a waste of manpower and money and inefficient. It would be better to use the money to build a modern border defense system. The Central Military Commission officially replied to us that the purpose of building the Great Wall was to increase people's recognition of North America. When it comes to the Great Wall, everyone thinks of it as the Great Wall of the Asian region. Now that there is a Great Wall in North America, it naturally makes our people feel like they have been here since ancient times … "
The members of the North American Military Region were dumbfounded. They had been soldiers for decades and had never heard of such a bizarre explanation. For a soldier, the Great Wall wasn't just a simple wall. It was a military system that included communication, transportation, troop deployment, and reconnaissance. With current military technology, the Great Wall was outdated and completely out of place.
It could be seen that the Military Commission was well aware of the military effectiveness of the Great Wall, because the Military Commission had never considered the military significance of the Great Wall. The purpose of such a waste of manpower and money was to mislead the people of China. That's right, it was an illusion. Through the illusion of thinking, it made the people feel that North America had been China's territory since ancient times. This was simply like burying one's head in the sand.
After Qi Rui read the Military Commission's reply to everyone, someone immediately asked, "This … Whose opinion is this?"
The question that represented the voice of the North American Military Commission made Qi Rui feel a little ashamed. He handed the document to the members, and the members passed it around one by one. The most important signature was Vézé's name, so everyone fell silent.
There was silence. Finally, someone spoke up. "I think Commander in Chief, this is a thousand-year plan, or at least a hundred-year plan. Just like the Dreamy Cloud Swamp and the Yellow River of the Han Dynasty, it will take decades to recover to that time. If the two Great Walls in North America are completed, after a few decades, everyone will feel that the Great Wall in North America is also a very long time. "
In the face of this almost unreasonable explanation, even Qi Rui felt a little embarrassed. But if Vézé's view was completely unreasonable, Qi Rui didn't think so either. Qi Rui found that he had never encountered such a dilemma before. The army was more insistent on a black and white attitude. It didn't feel right to make such a difficult judgment.
Seeing that the meeting was about to go on, Qi Rui thought quickly in his mind, and then he found the answer in a flash of inspiration. "We in the military region look at this issue from a purely military point of view. I think everyone has the same view, right? "Qi Rui asked.
The soldiers did look at this issue from a purely military point of view, and of course, everyone expressed their agreement.
With the approval of his comrades, Qi Rui was greatly relieved. He continued, "The Military Commission considers this issue from a political point of view. Does everyone agree with this view? "
The soldiers were straightforward, but it didn't mean that they were stupid. Qi Rui analyzed the problem from the root, and the comrades immediately understood. It was hard to say whether the people's association with the Great Wall was a political issue, but this association was by no means a military consideration. Figuring out the key to the problem and getting the approval of his comrades, Political Commissar Qi Rui continued, "Let's send a telegram to the Military Commission and tell them our thoughts. Since we are undertaking the construction work, and the time is not particularly urgent, we can ask the Military Commission about the military considerations of the Great Wall so that we can participate in the design. If the Military Commission understands our thoughts and doesn't let us participate in the design, that's also good. "
Political Commissar Qi Rui's words made the comrades feel suddenly enlightened. Once many things were straightened out from the root, their thinking would naturally be clear, and they would naturally have a choice.
After solving such a troublesome problem, Qi Rui immediately entered a new problem. The Min dynasty's layout in North America was basically completed, and the young immigrants were also in place. When internal problems were no longer the most urgent goal, everyone would naturally consider external problems. Moreover, the easily conquered lands of the Caribbean countries had fallen into the hands of the UA, and the areas that could still hold on were the areas that the UA now found difficult to act in. Whether to support, and how to support, were the contents that the North American Military Region needed to consider.
North America now had four theaters of operations. The southern theater of operations was aimed at Mexico, and the northern theater of operations was aimed at the United Kingdom. In addition to these two theater of operations on land, there were also two theater of operations on the sea. The purpose of the Atlantic theater of operations was to deal with possible attacks from the North Atlantic, and the Caribbean theater of operations was to deal with the threat of the Caribbean region.
After discussion, it was determined that the southern theater of operations would be the unit responsible for supporting the Caribbean countries. Li Yannian, the commander of the theater of operations, was not extremely excited about receiving such a task. He even looked a little worried. Qi Rui smiled and said, "This is a very hard job, and our comrades who go to the Caribbean countries are also at great risk. As long as they go into actual combat, it is inevitable that there will be casualties. We all know this. "
At this time, the commanders of the North American Military Region were all new elites with war experience. Naturally, it would not be misunderstood that they would die on the battlefield. With the hatred between China and the UA, if they lost the battle and fell into the hands of the UA, only death would be left for them. These soldiers who had experienced several years of war knew that such a harsh environment was very disadvantageous to the performance of the army, and it was very easy for those who were worried about gains and losses to make mistakes in their command. Soldiers who were able to remain calm in such a harsh environment were all talents that these commanders absolutely recognized. These commanders were really reluctant to let them face such a degree of danger.
Li Yannian said with a bitter face, "I'm not worried that the war will be difficult to fight. Whether it's easy or not, we have to fight. I'm just worried that once this kind of mobile and guerrilla warfare in the mountains is fully developed through this war, it will even develop into a system. If we encounter it in the future, it will be a headache. This … this is the system proposed by the commander-in-chief. "
If the fierceness of the enemy and the incompetence of the friendly forces made the soldiers of the North American Military Region feel difficult, Li Yannian's words made everyone speechless. For these young people, when they doubted Vézé's military attainments, they would probably also believe that the sun was triangular rather than round. The motorized infantry and even the air force, which the Liberation Army was proud of, had lost their ability to show off in the mountains.
The right time, the right place, and the right people, the mobile and guerrilla warfare in the mountains had advantages in terms of geography and people. All of the people present were excellent soldiers, and they all knew the cruelty and horror of war, so they were not arrogant enough to think that the Liberation Army could win a complete victory in the mobile and guerrilla warfare in the mountains.
Amidst the gloomy atmosphere, Qi Rui opened his mouth. "The commander-in-chief said that we probably won't expand our territory in the future. That is to say, it is basically impossible for us to fight on foreign soil. So whether foreign countries have mastered the mobile and guerrilla warfare in the mountains is insignificant to us. If we defend peace, what does it have to do with us how foreign countries fight in the mountains in their own countries? If any country dares to attack the territory of the Min dynasty, we will only kill the invaders by mastering the mobile and guerrilla warfare in the mountains. The perfection of this kind of tactic will only help us and not harm us. "
This time, Qi Rui made his political attitude clear from the beginning. The war and peace of the country was a political issue. As a political commissar, Qi Rui had to solve everyone's confusion through a political point of view. From the perspective of the effect, it was not bad. This group of soldiers who had gone through life and death on the front line and knew the horrors of war had no enthusiasm for starting a war. Therefore, they believed that if the Liberation Army only defended the peace of the existing territory of the Min dynasty, the mobile and guerrilla warfare in the mountains in foreign countries posed no threat to the Liberation Army at all.
Without fear in their hearts, things were naturally easier to handle. It was difficult to get a team of hundreds of people from the entire army to go overseas, but it was far from impossible. The difficulty of this matter was probably in ideological education. To change the Min dynasty's idea of expanding their territory from the army's idea of defending their country, especially the idea of supporting foreign people to defend their country, was not particularly confident in the military region. Qi Rui and the others decided to personally review it, hoping to build a team that represented the future direction of the Liberation Army's political and ideological work as soon as possible.
After the direction of the work was decided, the meeting ended. Everyone began to get busy in their own areas of work. Qi Rui's work was more about taking responsibility, so at this time, he seemed to be a little more relaxed. Qi Rui stood in front of the window, looking at the falling snow outside, reflecting on his work over the past six months. The final conclusion was, 'Political and ideological work needs to be done quickly.'
Politics was a system, a direction. It was naturally impossible to talk about politics alone, which was an empty battle. But it was also impossible to talk about the gains and losses of everything without talking about politics. As Qi Rui's father, Vézé, said, you couldn't just bury your head in pulling the cart, you also had to look up at the road.
The snow outside the window was swirling, and it was difficult to see clearly not too far away. Qi Rui, who had participated in snow marching and survival training near the Arctic Circle, knew that to see through everything and find the right path, in addition to eyesight, it also depended on luck. There were very few people like his father who relied on overwhelming power to find the right path. At least, Qi Rui didn't think he was like his father. But because he realized this, Qi Rui found that he really wanted to shorten the distance between him and his father, Vézé, by his own efforts.
Thinking of this, Qi Rui let out a long sigh. He returned to his seat, took out the "Strengthening the Party Organization in North America" that he had planned a long time ago, and continued to revise it. Today's discussion made Qi Rui more convinced that political problems were not only encountered by the central government. For the comrades at the grassroots, they might need to be able to understand right and wrong. And this ability was undoubtedly proportional to political awareness.
In April 1893, all 500 personnel to assist the Caribbean countries were ready. In May, the training in the mountain area ended. Also in May, the outline for the construction of the two North and South American Great Wall was finalized. Between Asia and North America, there was an endless stream of ships transporting people to North America and ships transporting commodities back from North America.
If Cyrus worked hard at the port next to the Caribbean? If Engineer Smith could see the number and tonnage of the Min dynasty ships, all the water in his body would probably turn into saliva. At this time, Cyrus? Engineer Smith was wearing a thick heat-proof suit and sunglasses. He was working with other engineers on the casting of large metal parts. To process large metal parts, large mechanical equipment was needed. Those large equipment could not be processed by standard machinery, and could only be controlled by manual methods. This required a large number of experienced engineers and technicians.
Even though the distance was relatively far, the heat emitted from the steelmaking furnace made the entire workshop like hell. The sound of various metal parts colliding, the sound of thick iron chains clanking, and all kinds of pungent smells. The heat, the loud noise, the unpleasant smell, the entire workshop was like hell. Engineers, technicians, and workers worked hard in such an environment. When to do what process was naturally planned by the engineers, but accurate operation required experience, technology, and even some luck.
A few hours later, the workers had changed shifts three times. Cyrus? Engineer Smith and the others finally changed to a process. The engineer didn't know how much water he drank, but when he held the hot handrail to get off the workbench and was about to walk out of the workshop, he just left the handrail, and his legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground. He tried several times, but he couldn't stand up.
This situation was not uncommon, and the experienced people next to him helped the engineer up and carried him out of the workshop. That the engineer could hold out for several hours without collapsing was, to everyone's surprise.
The next day, Cyrus? Engineer Smith walked weakly to the construction site. The huge metal castings were undergoing final processing, and it wouldn't be long before this guy was sent to the factory to become the pillar of the workshop. As a former industrial power, or at least a top producer, the Americans knew the importance of metal processing. The workshop used a shift system, and there was no time to rest.
Another engineer, Carnegie, was on duty. Seeing Cyrus? Engineer Smith came over, and he advised, "Smith, you should go back and rest. If you fall down from exhaustion, we don't have anyone else. "
Smith shook his head, "I can't sleep. The situation recently isn't good. If our military factory can start mass production, these problems can be solved. "
If in 1892, the Caribbean countries and South American countries thought the United States was a candle in the wind, and anyone could step on it. By 1893, the Caribbean countries and South American countries understood that no matter how bad the United States was, it wasn't something these countries could bully. In particular, the United States didn't despair, and through a comprehensive change of system, changed from a federal system to a unitary system, and went from a state of disunity to a state of unity. People who still had hope and confidence in the United States once again gathered together, and exploded with amazing combat power.
Not long ago in March, the United States annihilated more than 200,000 South American and Caribbean allied forces. They were cruelly treated, and the United States didn't release a single prisoner. The South American countries didn't have a large population to begin with, and they lost 200,000 young adults, especially regular soldiers with war experience. Those countries completely fell into panic, and then the once hostile South American countries formed a joint fleet, and tried to annihilate the United States Navy in the Caribbean Sea.
The South American countries' land forces didn't have an overwhelming advantage, but the South American countries' navies were different, and their main ships were imported from Europe. The United States Navy was swept by the Chinese Navy from thousands of miles away, and for a time, the United States Navy was in trouble. Fortunately, the previous central government of the United States made a strategic decision to transfer the main population from the Caribbean islands to Colombia and Venezuela.
Now that these two countries almost fell into the hands of the United States, nearly two million square kilometers of land, the ten million Americans didn't feel crowded at all. The only problem for the United States was how long it would take to restore the industrial level to the point where it was capable of carrying out an expedition. It wasn't a counteroffensive expedition against the North American continent, but an expedition against the South American powers of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
The central government of the United States didn't make an ambitious plan to annex all of South America. They only hoped to force Brazil, Argentina, and Chile to choose a truce with the United States through the war, giving the United States time to breathe.
Cyrus? Engineer Smith was also one of the people who listened to the policy explanation from the top. The engineer knew that he couldn't serve his country on the battlefield, and he could only serve his country on the battlefield of the factory he was familiar with. When the sun rose, more people appeared at the door of the factory. They were all a group of people who were exhausted yesterday, and today they could rest according to the rules. But everyone came.
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