"The US is driving the Native Americans into our borders?" Vézé was surprised after reading the report.
"Aren't they afraid that we'll cooperate with the Native Americans and fight our way back to the US?" Shen Xin was also puzzled by the US's actions.
Hu Chenghe didn't think there was anything to be puzzled about. "If they're driven away, then so be it. The US has sealed off the border. Do we really dare to fight our way through? Also, the Native Americans may not be of help to us if they come to our side. They may even become our problem. "
The areas that China conquered by force were good from all angles. The areas that weren't conquered by force didn't fare too well. For example, the mountainous areas in Myanmar were full of trouble. Building roads and railways in those godforsaken places was met with fierce opposition from the local leaders. The farming culture that China developed in the mountainous and hilly areas was not feasible in the mountainous areas. Taking over the mountains wasn't just an adjective, it was an accurate description of the truth. After interacting with this group of people, Hu Chenghe was deeply wary of all non-Chinese cultures. Compared to those frontier cultures, the farming culture was too productive.
Vézé didn't plan to start a war with the US now. The railways hadn't been built yet. If they started a war, China would only suffer. He made a judgment. "We can talk about these things later. Right now, let's determine if the US has any intention of starting a war with us. If they don't, then we'll deal with this matter later. Guarding the borders is the most important thing right now. "
"The immigration work is much harder than we thought!" Lei Hu sighed.
Hearing this, the people in their fifties, forties, and even those in their thirties couldn't help but laugh.
The old guys present had a deep understanding of the conflict between the Native Americans. Back then, there were too many people and too little land. The immigrants had nowhere to go. Even if they went to a new place, there was no good land for them to farm. The Li, Miao, and Dai people had been forced to the desolate mountains by the Han Chinese. Now, these areas that used to have fierce conflicts with the Native Americans were starting a "downhill movement." They were working hard to get the Li, Miao, and Dai people to farm in the fertile fields at the foot of the mountains.
Shaanxi, Shanxi, and other provinces used to "go west." After the development of the Northeast, there was a trend of going east. When Shi Dakai was dealt with by force, Shi Dakai's underlings all fired at the sky. After the Liberation Army "surrounded" them, the Taiping army happily surrendered with the "Land Granting Order" that had long been placed in the Taiping army. The Liberation Army fulfilled its promise. They surrendered in the morning and distributed the land in the afternoon. Of the hundreds of thousands of Taiping army, less than three thousand actually followed the lords to the defense of Yinchuan.
The total area of Asia and the South China Sea was more than 20 million. The population of 700 million was nothing compared to this vast land. The big farmers on the Nenjiang plain cultivated 200 mu of fertile black soil. There were so many people in Henan, and they would be satisfied with just fifteen mu of land per family. The young people who had received some education were not eager to go to those faraway places to become big farmers, but to live in the city. No one was willing to go to the Northeast, let alone the faraway North America. Now that geography had become a compulsory subject in schools, it was difficult to encourage people to covet Siberia.
It was easy for them to say that they wanted to open up new territories, but for them to drag their families to the north to fight for land, they had yet to see any interest in doing so. Even if there were people who were brave enough to open up the land, the country would gently stop them and say sincerely, "Dear, don't risk your life to fight a war. Let's go to the peaceful Northeast of the motherland, okay? "
Shen Xin was involved in political work and had administrative experience. He gave Lei Hu an estimate. "The population will probably reach one billion. When a few hundred million young people grow up, we will probably be able to welcome a new wave of immigrants."
Lei Hu was already fifty-five years old. When he heard this, Lei Hu laughed out loud. "Haha! When they grow up? Haha! When they grow up, I will be at least eighty years old. Looks like I won't have the chance to see it with my own eyes. "
Vézé could only smile. As far as he knew, except for the United States, which was a country of immigrants, the fertility levels of all industrial countries were constantly falling. In the latest data from the year Vézé transmigrated, Saudi Arabia's fertility rate had reached 2.1. Iran, a country with its own industry, had its fertility rate fallen to 1.3. At that time, there were indeed some "countries" on Earth with high fertility rates, but the problem was, could those areas really be called modern countries? In any case, Vézé did not agree with it.
However, Vézé did not immediately support the simple hope that a large population was good. "I'm not that pessimistic about the population. Although the more the better, the population must also receive enough education. If only a group of children are born, but they don't receive enough education. That would be a dereliction of duty. The higher the education level of the people, the stronger the country can be. "
"Commander-in-chief, the popularization of education in the 3 by 5 plan has been promoted. We feel that this work has been done well. "Zhou Bin, the new head of the logistics department, picked out the content that Vézé liked.
Vézé did not comment on this, but Lei Hu stared at Zhou Bin for a while. Apart from Ruan Xihao, the faces of the big bosses were a little contemptuous. Not only was it useless to flatter Vézé, but it was also harmful. Vézé was not complaining, nor was he lamenting when he felt powerless. In other words, Vézé did not need anyone to comfort him. Zhou Bin was simply asking for trouble by speaking up for the education department. It was also because Vézé did not like to embarrass his comrades. Based on the temperament of these big bosses, they would probably dare to mock and even make a scene.
Vézé ignored Zhou Bin and said to Lei Hu, "Speaking of this, in the 4 by 5 plan, the ownership of the military farms will be transferred to the local government. I don't know if this will encourage more people to come out of the countryside, or if it will make more people unwilling to come out. "
The big bosses did not say anything. Not only was the military facing disarmament, but the military's former industries were also beginning to be stripped. The military farms had played a great role in the early and middle period. Without the military's hard work, there would be no food supply in the northeast and even in North America.
Vézé was now beginning to strip the military farms in Asia. The provinces hoped that the military would hand over the farms in order to settle the provinces' labor force and increase the provinces' food production. With the improvement of the agricultural water conservancy project, the former military farms showed their geographical superiority.
"Can this matter wait for another two years?" Ruan Xihao asked. He had recently received a lot of requests from his old subordinates. Most of them were members of the Northern Military Region, which had the largest military farm. This kind of adjustment had a huge impact.
"The transfer of the industries this time will be completed in the 4 or 5 plan. Five or six years is also a lot of time," Vézé explained. But he did not make any concessions.
"The military farms are doing well, and the proportion of the land they occupy is not high. We can reduce it a little, but there's no need to strip it all, right? "Ruan Xihao was also trying hard to bargain with Vézé.
Vézé also tried to persuade Ruan Xihao, "If it's the farms, vegetable fields, or even the alfalfa fields, these must be left for the military. The military must learn to farm, this is the tradition of our great military. But the military occupies tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, what does this mean? After all, the military is used to fight, not to farm. Mastering farming skills and professional farming are not the same thing. "
Ruan Xihao did not dare to argue too much. He also knew some things about the military farms. In theory, the food produced in the military farms should be used as military food, but some of the food eventually flowed into the market. This kind of thing existed. The northeast was already the country's largest export source of commodity grain, and there were military personnel who wanted to hitch a ride on this train.
"Since the commander-in-chief said so, I think it's better to communicate with our comrades first and persuade them more." Ruan Xihao still tried to get a buffer period.
"Why don't you go to the northeast to take charge of this matter?" Hu Chenghe said with a seemingly evil intention.
Ruan Xihao was not angry. It would not be bad if he could go to the northeast to solve this matter. Ruan Xihao did not want his old subordinates in the northeast to end up in a bad situation. The disarmament was originally a contradictory matter. There were people who wanted to go home, but not the majority. More people wanted to stay in the military, and the competition was already very fierce. If something were to happen, it wouldn't be a simple matter of fact anymore. Something big would probably happen.
Hu Chenghe's words were actually very considerate. If Ruan Xihao asked to deal with the military farms, it was one thing. It was natural for him to be entrusted to deal with the military farms. Even if someone was behind it, it would not be to the extent that Ruan Xihao would be embarrassed.
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