"It's not a problem to fight next year or the year after. It makes a big difference whether the railway was started a year earlier or a year later. Even if we don't touch other areas, the land reform along the railway must start now. "Ruan Xihao had a lot of experience. The Yuehan Railway south of the Yangtze River on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway encountered too many nonsense along the way. There was great resistance from the local authorities to demolish houses and move graves. The government had to introduce many new policies, including new funeral methods, cremation, and the construction of pagoda to focus on worship.
The dead didn't care about the funeral, but the living did. In order to gain support, the government used the propaganda machine to promote the idea of a new industrial society. Everyone was an equal part of society. It wasn't that we didn't respect the dead, but we needed to have more advanced social concepts and lifestyles.
There was a lot of room for discussion about whether the people's lifestyles and social concepts were more advanced. But the army that promoted social change had the most advanced weapons. There was no doubt about that. The ancestral graves of officials and party members were the first to be moved, followed by the ancestral graves of former Qing officials and other sinners. Then the ancestral graves of military families were moved. With so many precedents, the situation in the south was changed.
The situation in the north was very different. The new government was new and didn't have a strong social foundation like the south, but it seemed to have more urgent construction needs than the south. It all depended on the performance of the army.
After Political Commissar Ruan Xihao of the Northern Command finished speaking, the following discussion was very bloody. "We have to establish our authority now! Xianfeng's grave has been dug, Daoguang's grave has also been dug, and the graves in the Zhili Imperial Plantations have also been flattened. It's still not enough. Who should we start with? "
"How about we rely on immigrants in the north? There are so many Imperial Plantations and so much land full of people. After we get it, we can directly migrate the people in some places. With more land, the people may not retaliate as much. "
"That won't solve the problem. With more land, people will want more land. We still have to establish our authority. What do you think of the Shandong Xiangma? "
At the mention of the famous Shandong Xiangma, the comrades of the Northern Command were excited. Many of the Shandong Xiangma were people related to the Nian Army. After the Manchu Qing's power was destroyed, the Liberation Army only occupied the big cities. The grassroots organization was still very weak. No matter how many problems there were at the grassroots level in the South, there were still so many veterans who had returned to their hometown. They could at least serve as the core of the grassroots. The North had not started conscription yet, so how could there be so much manpower available? If they could annihilate the Whistling Horse, it would be a good way to establish their prestige.
When the report was sent to Nanjing, it was immediately criticized by Vézé. Vézé managed to suppress the displeasure in his heart after commenting on the "Nonsense Playing the Zither". His first thought was to personally go to Beijing to manage the four provinces in the north. The four provinces in the north were considered the traditional elite areas of China. If the problems of the four provinces were settled, the basic situation in China would be stabilized.
But now, the situation was really different. Relying on the maritime trade and the development of the shipbuilding industry, especially after experiencing the chaos of war, which shattered the traditional society of the South, the development of the South was like a thousand miles a day.
For example, Vietnam's Hung Kei Coal Mine had fallen into China's hands. Thanks to Hongji Coal Mine, China's coal mining volume easily exceeded 50 million tons. The coastal areas of Lingnan used Hongji Coal Mine's coal. About half of this coal was used as living fuel. If cities with hundreds of thousands or millions of people relied on burning vegetation as fuel, the surrounding trees and grass would not be enough.
The British had used gas street lamps in 1807, and there was still a big gap in technology before they could use natural gas on a large scale. Vézé had already considered taking the lead in using coal-to-gas in Guangzhou. China's industrial development time was short, but it was not inferior to Britain in 1807. Without the emergence of new industries, it would be impossible to expand the economic capacity, let alone promote social development.
Not only Guangzhou, but also Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. There were too many cities in the South that could be built. These cities were the regional economic engines and very important fulcrum in the Five-Year Plan.
Because he knew the importance of the South and coastal cities, Vézé found that he could not ignore the four provinces in the north. Most of the heavy industry in China was still south of the Yangtze River. The heavy industry in the Northeast had historical factors, but the entire heavy industry in the North was not simply a matter of policy.
The Guangdong Shipyard encountered serious natural disturbances. Apart from typhoons, the ironclads encountered serious rust problems during the construction process because of the hot and humid weather. The Shanghai Shipyard also encountered the same problems along the coast, but it was much better. Large shipyards in the tropics were rare in the world. The largest shipyard in China was the Jiangnan Shipyard, which was closest to the South. Theoretically, the economic development in Guangdong had been good after the reform, and it was not impossible to support a large shipyard. But in fact, this did not happen.
On second thought, Vézé felt that he was simply looking for an excuse. He could not let go of the four provinces in the north, and he was worried about leaving it to others.
The next day, Vézé proposed to the Politburo that he wanted to go to the North himself. This idea immediately caused a stir in the Politburo.
"Your Majesty, are you moving the capital?" Wei Changrong asked immediately.
After Beijing was conquered, many people had proposed moving the capital, but no one had such a strong desire. Jiangnan's climate and products were much better than Lingnan's. Although Beijing was also the ancient capital of two dynasties, the newly built Nanjing was so beautiful. When the comrades who came back from Beijing told everyone about the rubbish appearance of Beijing, those who wanted to go to Beijing immediately lost interest.
However, Vézé represented the Central Government. If Vézé went to Beijing, the Central Government would naturally go to Beijing as well. The issue of moving the capital was naturally raised again.
Vézé also considered these issues. He said, "I am worried about the four provinces in the north. I want to go there myself."
"Is the Central Government not going?" Bi Qingshan asked quickly.
"What will the Central Government do there?" Vézé asked in return. "Beijing is a barren place. Transportation is inconvenient, and the telegraph is also very unstable. I think it will be too much trouble for the Central Government to move to Beijing. "
"Is it appropriate for you to leave the Central Government in Nanjing?" Wei Changrong objected to Vézé's idea.
After discussing it during the day, Vézé couldn't help but talk to his wife about it when he returned home at night. He did not expect that Qi Hongyi would frown after hearing it. She said, "If Your Majesty must go to the North, then let the Crown Prince govern the country!"
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