Rebirth of the Qing Empire

After the first snow of winter, Kang Fan and Mei Xiang returned home to Ningwu Military Camp.

This military camp has been renovated according to Kang Fan's design drawings. Although the modification project is not major, it is only a partial renovation on the original basis. However, it has modern water, electricity, heating supply systems and sewage systems, and the living conditions have been greatly improved.

Classrooms, barracks, playgrounds, shooting ranges, communication centers, weapons depots, logistics warehouses, stables, hospitals, canteens, boiler rooms, bathrooms, etc. are all available, making it a comprehensive military base with multiple functions.

The Qing Dynasty meant it was strong and prosperous, so it was called Qingshengying.

After the 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Cavalry Regiment were stationed here, systematic training work began immediately. Kang Fan planned to first let the 200 officers and soldiers of the Cavalry Regiment receive further training, and then they would serve as instructors to train their respective officers and soldiers so that he could

Get away.

Kang Fan entrusted Yu Hao to reprint the military tutorials he compiled into contemporary traditional Chinese characters, and issued a set to each officer, which was taught by Kang Fan himself. Because these officers had high cultural quality, outstanding military skills, and followed Kang

It had been some time since Fan had gone through such comprehensive and systematic further studies, and each of them had passed the final examination with excellent results, which made Kang Fan quite gratified.

Subsequently, these officers were divided into four departments: infantry department, cavalry department, artillery department and service department, and corresponding training was carried out in different majors. Among them, the service department is a comprehensive skills training unit involving a variety of majors, and the department has detailed

It is divided into professional classes such as intelligence, sniper, reconnaissance, communications, engineering, logistics, etc. It is the most technical department. In particular, the intelligence class is the most valued by Kang Fan. These officers and soldiers will form the foundation of the intelligence agency he plans to build in the future.

Therefore, Kang Fan's selection of members of the intelligence team is much stricter than that of other teams. The qualification requirements are also almost harsh. The training content, time and time are the most arduous.

After the first batch of 300 German-made Mauser M1896 automatic pistols ordered by Donovan arrived, Confan equipped each of the officers of the cavalry regiment with one, making them the first in modern times to use this expensive automatic pistol.

As the standard weapon of the army, it is the envy of the garrisons in other areas of the province. This automatic pistol significantly improves the melee firepower of the cavalry regiment, and it forms a close match with the long-range Mosin-Nagan lance. With the Maxim heavy

The machine gun and saber are almost perfect.

After Kang Fan's house in Chiang Saen Ying was renovated, the original fire pit where he slept was removed and replaced with a large wooden bed. The living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, storage room, even the stables, kennels, etc. were all completely new.

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Now, the layer of window paper between him and Mei Xiang has been pierced, and the life of brother and sister who tortured each other has come to an end. Mei Xiang invested a lot of energy in cleaning up this home, and Kang Fan was deeply moved by the importance she attached to this home.

, always consciously helping to do this and that. Although the two of them were busy, they never tired of it.

Kang Fan's main focus now is on the regularization of the cavalry regiment. He spends most of his time with the officers and soldiers in the Chiang Saen Camp, which makes Mei Xiang feel relieved. Mei Xiang takes a carriage to the county hospital to work every day.

She had to make four round trips, and cooked three meals a day by herself without letting Kang Fan get involved. Kang Fan couldn't bear to see her busy, so he took the initiative to finish the lunch meal by himself. Besides, the food in Qingsaen Camp Canteen

The quality and taste are very good. Kang Fan always brings ready-made hot rice to fill up the meal. As time goes by, Mei Xiang gets used to it.

With the steady development of various undertakings in Ningwu Mansion, Zhong Hanqiang's financial work has become extremely heavy, and he has long been unable to bear it. Mei Xiang became his savior. In this way, Mei Xiang and Zhong Hanqiang took over the financial work of Ningwu Mansion.

, the work in the hospital has become secondary work. Fortunately, the students are the management of the hospital, so there is no need to worry.

Kang Fan handed the weapon design drawings to the students in the scientific research center and told them to hurry up and prepare for work and strive to put them into mass production in the shortest possible time. The students were very excited, and they all geared up and left after the order.

The scientific research center is actually the original metal machining factory. After adopting all the new equipment designed by students and manufactured by foreign manufacturers, this factory has complete and perfect scientific research hardware conditions, which can conduct research on metallurgy, machinery, chemical industry, medicine,

Conduct systematic research on materials, processes, technologies and equipment in electrical, optical and other industrial fields. These research results will be used to develop Ningwu Prefecture's industry and will definitely make Ningwu Prefecture's industrial technology unique in the world.

For students, these things that seem extremely novel and practical in the eyes of contemporary people are actually just common gadgets in the era they lived in. However, contemporary people will think that this is innovation, but students think that it is

I am just reviewing, and reviewing is effortless.

Kang Fan is in charge of the county government office, and he and Yu Hao jointly preside over various tasks in the jurisdiction.

Now, some of the industrial enterprises that have been put into operation in Ningwu Prefecture have begun to generate profits. As the pharmaceutical factory continues to develop and grow, several commonly used antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, and gentamicin have been successfully developed and mass production has begun.

Other commonly used Chinese and Western medicines are also popping up like mushrooms after a rain. The current market demand for these novel medicines is not very large. This is because contemporary people do not know much about them. Most of the people who know about them are treated in Ningwu Hospital.

It was only later that I realized how effective the medicines were. But Kang Fan was not worried. It was only a matter of time before the contemporary people had a large demand for these medicines. Just wait patiently.

Then there are food and condiments. The oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, sugar, MSG, canned food, biscuits, etc. developed and produced have begun to be put on the markets of Taiyuan, Beijing and Tianjin. The current sales are not bad. And such as toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, soap

, washing powder, shampoo, matches, lighters, toilet paper, pencils, stationery, writing paper, thermos flasks, flashlights, batteries and other daily necessities, the market demand has increased sharply, and has been widely accepted by the contemporary people.

The main profit growth point of Wufu Industry.

After coal mines, coal chemicals, building materials and other enterprises were put into operation, with the continuous improvement of industrial capabilities, there was a huge demand for labor, especially students and technicians with modern knowledge or skills. The demand is more urgent, and the local permanent population is sparse.

It cannot meet the demand for a large number of laborers. It is easier to find qualified workers for jobs that require lower educational levels of workers, but for some jobs such as machine operators, equipment maintenance workers, managers, technicians, etc.

Personnel with a higher level of education will take charge.

Fortunately, in the contemporary Qing Dynasty, after more than 30 years of Westernization Movement and the trend of studying abroad, such talents are no longer in the minority. The vigorous industrial construction of Ningwu Prefecture attracts people from all over the country who long for a better life. What attracts them most is not the pay here.

The generous remuneration is based on the modern concept of employment system, humane management and fair welfare treatment. Therefore, in a short period of time, a large number of workers, farmers, students, craftsmen, businessmen, intellectuals, etc. poured into the jurisdiction, and as the

With the wide dissemination of news, the number of people is still increasing, meeting the needs of all walks of life.

In this way, although the daily patient volume of Ningwu Hospital has increased sharply, the number of medical professionals has also increased accordingly. The problem of lack of talents that troubled Mei Xiang the most has been solved. Although the hospital has hired many people, it is still difficult to

They all accept a large number of doctors, pharmacists and nurses who are constantly applying for jobs. These talents are very valuable, and Mei Xiang is reluctant to let them go. After consulting Kang Fan, she still tries her best to retain them all and conduct internships in the hospital in batches.

To prepare a talent reserve for building more hospitals in the future or providing military doctors for the army.

At the same time, with the large number of outsiders, Ningwu Hospital is also undergoing continuous expansion. A majestic 3-story building has been built. The next step is to develop and produce advanced medical equipment and instruments to improve the hospital's quality.

Although Mei Xiang is very impatient, he must continue to use the medical equipment and instruments brought there.

In terms of agriculture, as those excellent crop seeds were first mandatory and vigorously promoted in Ningwu Prefecture, although the planting area of ​​wheat and corn did not increase this year, the total output increased by more than five times compared with last year! This dispelled the farmers' expectations.

Concerns, it will be much easier to promote planting throughout the province in the future. In addition, large-scale cultivation and planting of fruit trees in barren hills and wastelands in Fenhe River, Huihe and other river basins can increase the greening rate and protect water and soil, and on the other hand, it can increase the greening rate and protect water and soil.

On the one hand, it can increase fruit production and improve the supply of non-staple food to the public, getting the best of both worlds.

As for the use of local forests, Zhong Hanqiang did a very standardized job, cutting down wood strictly as needed and replanting new trees in a timely manner. In order to strictly control the phenomenon of deforestation and other behaviors that damage the ecological environment, Kang Fan was on the mission column of the Cavalry Regiment.

The content of supervision and protection of natural resources within the jurisdiction has been added.

Several government-run farms founded by He Shuichang and Zhong Hanqiang have become the main force of local agricultural production. Most of these farms are concentrated in the Shenchi area with the richest arable land resources, and in the Ningwu and Wuzhai areas where livestock and arable land conditions are better.

Since this area has a typical mountainous terrain, the four counties are all located in mountain basins or valleys, so the cultivated land is not very abundant. However, in addition to meeting the normal needs within the jurisdiction, it can still basically solve the problem of large migrant population.

With the influx of food supplies, if it develops well in the future, it will not be difficult to accumulate a certain amount of strategic grain reserves. Therefore, Kang Fan’s long-planned plan to find a more suitable agricultural base in the Northeast is

The land plan has been put on hold for the time being.

Despite Donovan's efforts, the contemporary Qing government's ban on grazing in the Northeast, the birthplace of its own nation, has been loosened but has not yet been clearly lifted. Therefore, it wants to rent or buy a large amount of land in the Northeast.

The difficulties were still great and the results were not ideal. Kang Fan remembered that Huifeng was from Zhenghuang Banner in Manzhou and his ancestral home was Heilongjiang. He should be more capable than himself in the Northeast, so he had the idea of ​​​​cooperating with Huifeng. But he never cooperated with Huifeng again.

When Huifeng met, he could only wait for the opportunity to express his views.

Kang Fan understands that the living standards of contemporary people are far behind those in Europe and the United States. Through observation, he found that most people across the country have obvious symptoms of malnutrition, not just in Shanxi. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the amount of meat and milk in the food of local people.

, the intake ratio of eggs, vegetables, fruits and other non-staple foods, it is urgent to improve people’s physical fitness.

He Shuichang and Zhong Hanqiang have done a very good job in developing the local breeding and animal husbandry industry. The animal husbandry and animal husbandry industry have a certain scale in the local area, so this work is also the most labor-saving. He Shuichang took the lead in formulating a package

The preferential policies encouraged people engaged in animal husbandry and breeding in the jurisdiction to expand their business scale, and achieved good results in a short period of time. However, another task assigned by Kang Fan to He Shuichang did not go very smoothly, that is,

Raise horses.

Kang Fan is committed to building a division-sized army, which requires a large number of horses for riding, pulling, carrying, etc. However, currently, even this cavalry regiment of more than 2,000 people does not have a sufficient number of excellent war horses.

Not to mention the demand after army expansion. Although Donovan has completed the work of introducing excellent stallions from Arabia and Central Asia, large-scale breeding of war horses requires a large area of ​​pasture. Such conditions are not available in Yanping Road.

We can find a solution from the nearby Guisui Army Preparation Road.

The Guisui Bingbei Road is the northernmost road in Shanxi. It goes deep into the northern grassland area and has a large pasture area, which is very suitable for raising horses. However, when it crosses the jurisdiction, the related problems are very troublesome, and He Shuichang cannot solve them at all. In the end, Kang

Fan approached Hu Pinzhi, who led the way, and reached a cooperation with Guisui Bingdao. The Ningwu Mansion funded the Guisui Bingdao to raise them instead, which solved the problem.

Because the products produced by Ningwu Prefecture with the characteristics of the 21st century are cheap and high-quality, and they are known as "Made in the Qing Dynasty", several shops rented by He Shuikuan in the prosperous areas of Tianjin were popular among the citizens as soon as they opened.

This set off a buying frenzy. For a time, the products from Europe, America, Japan and other countries that had flooded the Tianjin market were seriously unsalable. This attracted the attention of governments around the world.