Rebirth of the Qing Empire

While the United States obtained Shanxi's funds, technology, and products as it wished, exchanges and cooperation between the two parties made substantial and rapid progress. After the Spring Festival in 1900, related matters gradually entered the normal programmatic implementation stage.

Kangfan will focus its cooperation on cultural exchanges and education for all. With the help of the United States' successful experience and strong strength in these fields and the strong support of Shanxi's financial funds, it plans to build a primary school and a middle school in every county in the province.

, each city has built universal compulsory education facilities from primary school to middle school to various secondary professional and technical schools, improved and improved the government-run compulsory education structure system at all levels in the province, and will further expand the scale of Taiyuan University, making Taiyuan University a

It is a comprehensive government-run institution of higher learning covering a variety of modern disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, electronics, physics, psychology, agriculture, medicine, Chinese, history, philosophy, archeology, foreign languages, politics, economics, business, and journalism. Used

Its modern cultural concepts, superior campus environment, strong teaching staff, advanced teaching and scientific research equipment, good living conditions, etc. attract domestic and foreign professors, scholars and outstanding students from all over the country to teach or apply for exams here.

At the same time, we will continue to improve the institutional construction of the Ministry of Culture and Education, investing heavily in talent forecasting, educational management, teacher training, curriculum materials, educational scientific research, publicly funded study abroad, graduation allocation, book publishing, living conditions for teachers and students at school, etc.

Financial and material resources will gradually form a complete echelon training system for basic scientific and technological talents and advanced intellectuals, fundamentally solving the human resource problems needed for the development of the province.

In order to increase the people's enthusiasm for reading, various government departments and government-run enterprises in Shanxi will openly recruit fresh school graduates from all over the country every October. Regardless of ethnicity or gender, priority will be given to accepting students from all provinces who have received new cultural education to enter the provincial government.

Work in departments or government-run enterprises.

Among them, graduates from Taiyuan University and other domestic universities generally enter government departments to pursue official careers or enter the management of government-run enterprises to embark on the path of corporate management. The rest of the junior high school, high school and technical secondary school graduates

Some of them entered management enterprises or various military academies, became industrial workers or soldiers, and embarked on their career development path. In this way, first of all, the people of Shanxi Province gradually formed the idea that "if you don't study, there is no way out."

Fixed the concept and gradually spread it to the whole country, forming a positive influence on the general atmosphere.

After these students enter the provincial government departments and government-run enterprises, they will gradually replace the original unqualified illiterate, semi-illiterate or old-style literati and unqualified personnel, etc., and since new people have to be recruited every year, it will naturally form

Without a good talent competition mechanism, anyone who does not work hard or makes mistakes is in danger of losing their current job. This initiative will definitely improve the knowledge level and work ability of various government departments and government-run enterprises in Shanxi.

With the development of Shanxi's industry and agriculture, job opportunities are everywhere, and those who have been displaced from their original jobs will find jobs suitable for them again, ensuring that their lives are still no problem. On the other hand,

It promotes social stability. If this cycle continues, after the continuous survival of the fittest, a large number of outstanding high-end talents from all over the country will enter various government departments and government-run enterprises in Shanxi to work, forming a strong talent advantage.

"You know how to help people from the Ministry of Culture and Education ask for money from me. No matter how much I give you, it's not enough!" Zhong Hanqiang said.

Kang Fan smiled, "Old Zhong, if I don't ask for money from you, the Minister of Finance, who can I ask for money from?"

Zhong Hanqiang also smiled, "To tell you the truth, I have a lot of money now, and I can give you as much as you want."

Zhong Hanqiang is right. Under his planning, Shanxi's financial system established the Bank of Shanxi with strong gold reserves, implemented a gold standard currency system that is in line with international standards, and uses the pound sterling, the contemporary world-recognized trade denomination currency, as its reserves.

Currency, conducting large-scale stock, bond and credit investment business operations in the world's financial markets, due to proper operation, the profits are quite huge, and it is really something worth showing off.

"Old Zhong, your business in that era was really not in vain. You only speculated and got twice the result with half the effort!" Kang Fan teased.

Zhong Hanqiang punched him, "What is speculation? It's so ugly! This is called financial investment, do you understand?"

Kang Fan said: "How can there be no reason not to make money by performing process operations when the results are known in advance? What is this called speculation?"

Zhong Hanqiang had to agree with him, "Yes, Kang Fan, you are right. I am keen on studying the history of capitalist economic development and am familiar with the operation of the world's capital markets in the 20th century. If you can't make money, it's nothing.

What a surprise!”

"In that era, you could afford to open a lot of supermarkets, buy a lot of private cars, and earn a lot of RMB, but I was just a poor soldier." Kang Fan had an envious expression on his face.

Zhong Hanqiang smiled, "It's just different circumstances. If you want to do it, you will definitely do it better than me."

Kang Fan shook his head, with a sad look on his face, "In times of peace and development, people like you are most useful. Through your own efforts, you and your family can live a good life and provide the people around you with the best of your ability."

With help, it can pay considerable taxes to the government, help the government solve the employment problem of some idle people in society, and make a certain contribution to the country...but I seem to be just an unemployed person receiving state relief."

Zhong Hanqiang smiled and said, "Kang Fan, you have always been the pillar of the country in any era. Believe me."

With the continuous deepening of exchanges and cooperation with the United States in various fields, Shanxi's foundation in politics, economy, science and technology, culture and other fields has been further consolidated. After a process of learning, absorbing, digesting, improving and innovating, various

The business has developed steadily. With the joint action of government armed forces such as patrols, internal security forces, and standing troops, the functions of government administrative agencies at all levels can be fully exerted, and various decisions established by the government parliament can be quickly and thoroughly implemented in the areas under their jurisdiction.

, the personal freedoms, welfare benefits, political rights and obligations that the people should enjoy have been clarified and maintained, and an efficient operation based on new concepts of laws and regulations, administrative orders, social norms, etc. has been formed from top to bottom.

social ideological system.

Therefore, on the basis of the gradual improvement of the construction of public facilities, transportation, communications and broadcasting, finance and currency, culture and education, medical and health, social security and other systems, the local economy has been able to sustain stable and rapid growth, with a wide variety of products, low prices and good quality.

Products covering almost all the needs of contemporary human society are sold in large quantities at home and abroad, and the huge profits earned are reinvested in local social development. By repeating this process, Shanxi's comprehensive strength has been greatly enhanced.

Corresponding to this is the substantial increase in the local people's per capita income and living standards. When the people's material needs are met, their spiritual needs become stronger. Gradually, those brought by Westerners

Non-material things such as modern sports, culture and art, life concepts, etc. are recognized and accepted by the local people, and the already profound Chinese culture is also awakened and stimulated at the same time. Everyone feels a sense of joy in their joy.

With the changes brought about by the advent of the new era, the sense of national pride that had disappeared for decades seems to have returned.

The United States has always coveted the advanced technologies Shanxi has mastered. Therefore, when the exchanges and cooperation between the two parties first started, they strongly requested it as a friendly country. Judy even quarreled with Kang Fan several times because of this matter, which made Kang Fan angry.

Very difficult.

After careful consideration, Kang Fan and Mei Xiang's classmates selectively provided some civilian technologies to the United States while ensuring that they would not affect their own core interests and in consideration of the overall situation. This won the favor of the United States and calmed Judy's personal feelings.

The sentiment is relatively satisfactorily resolved. However, we will never compromise on some core technologies that are related to our own interests, because these things are the magic weapon to ensure that we can resist and defeat the aggression of Western powers, including the United States, in the future.

There was only a small amount of leakage. Fortunately, the Security Bureau did an excellent job in protection and anti-theft work, which effectively prevented leaks from happening, but there was no major trouble.

With Shanxi taking the lead, Heilongjiang has also closely followed Shanxi's progress. The two places have made good use of this rare period of peaceful development created in the cracks of domestic and international chaos to vigorously build and improve railways, highways, and inland rivers.

Shipping, postal service, communications, water and electricity facilities, etc., are creating increasingly favorable basic conditions for the economic development of the two places. With the rapid increase in the production capacity of basic industries such as coal, petroleum, steel, electricity, rubber, and building materials in both places, machinery

The manufacturing, electrical manufacturing, chemical and construction industries have received strong support and have been able to develop rapidly.

Among them, the internal combustion engine technology that is far ahead of the contemporary world is the most gratifying to Kang Fan. With this technology, Shanxi can achieve the first step in the world to enter the era of internal combustion engines, and can achieve the upgrading of the overall industry in the region.

Generational change. Compared with the current situation of contemporary Western powers still lingering in the steam engine era, this means advantages, huge asymmetric advantages!

Those outstanding contemporary intellectuals from all over the country who continue to pour into Shanxi, under the leadership of Mei Xiang and her classmates, will create the world with their ideas that transcend the times, their wise minds, their selfless work and their extreme self-improvement mentality.

Those advanced technologies were quickly transformed into strong industrial productivity. The development of government-run enterprises drove the development of private enterprises in the two places, making the light industry, service industry, financial industry, etc. in the two places also develop rapidly at the same time, and the industrial chain moved towards the northern provinces of the Qing Empire.

Keep extending.

While focusing on its own construction, Shanxi attaches great importance to cooperation with government-run and private-related enterprises within and outside the province, especially those engaged in the production of non-ferrous metals, non-metallic minerals and various raw materials.

With its policies and selfless support, we quickly cultivated a group of powerful, loyal and reliable partners, and solved the problem of industrial raw material supply. Gradually, some resource-rich nearby areas such as Zhili, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jilin, and Shengjing were

The integration of provinces into the development systems of the two places has formed a closely linked market circle of raw material supply, product marketing, capital turnover, talent flow, etc. Relying on the strong support of Shanxi's capital and technology, it has promoted the economic development of these provinces.

There is really no need for Kang Fan to worry about it.

Therefore, in the first few years of the 20th century, Kang Fan devoted all his energy to the defense construction of the two places. He wanted to make full war preparations before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War and take the opportunity to take back the northeastern region of the Qing Empire.

We will lose all our sovereignty and land and fight a real war, a war that will scare Japan and Russia!

One of the most important strategic measures to protect Heilongjiang is to build a railway that can run directly from the provincial capital Taiyuan to Aihui, named Shanxi-Heilongjiang Railway. This double-track standard gauge railway is basically parallel to the Tai-Ai Highway, starting from the Jinxing Railway.

The northern end starts from Datong, passes through Zhili, parts of Inner Mongolia, and ends at Aihun City. The total length is more than 2,500 kilometers. It is a huge project.

Shanxi has now formed an industrial system with Shanxi North District centered on Ningwu Prefecture, Jinzhong District centered on Taiyuan Prefecture, and Jinnan District centered on Hedong District going hand in hand. It has the strength to independently build the Shanxi-Heilongjiang Railway and is able to

Provide sufficient engineering and technical personnel, experienced workers, steel materials, steam locomotives, railway equipment, transportation vehicles, construction machinery, etc. for railway construction. The implementation of such a project will drive a new round of capacity expansion of Shanxi's industrial system

, the bright prospects of related industries brought about by this are even more worth looking forward to.

In the autumn of 1903, the Shanxi-Heilongjiang Railway completed its first traffic test six months after the completion of the cement hardened pavement and infrastructure construction of the Taiai Highway, thus connecting Shanxi and Heilongjiang with roads and railways. Heilongjiang Province relied on these two

With the strong transportation capacity of the main transportation lines and relying on the support of Shanxi, various social undertakings have developed rapidly: following the jurisdiction of Aihui, two new industrial and agricultural bases were established in Hulunbuir and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang Province, still with labor-intensive

Planting, animal husbandry, breeding, forestry, paper industry, leather industry, food processing industry, mining industry, service industry, etc. are the main industries, so more inland immigrants have been resettled than Shanxi. With Shanxi's sufficient funds and advanced equipment

With the support of technology and technology, Heilongjiang Province has become a veritable granary. Large quantities of grain, agricultural and sideline products, livestock, poultry, fish and shrimp, fur, mountain products, timber, mineral products, etc. are continuously transported into Shanxi, which greatly enriches Shanxi.

The people's material life also provides sufficient raw materials for Shanxi's light and heavy industries.

In this way, food production in Shanxi becomes less urgent. Since Heilongjiang Province does not produce cotton, various agricultural areas in Shanxi Province are developed to focus on the cultivation of cash crops such as cotton, hemp, fruits, and vegetables.

An agricultural pattern supplemented by animal husbandry, breeding, forestry, etc., coupled with cash crops purchased from neighboring Shaanxi, Zhili, and Henan regions, fully meets the large demand for raw materials from local textile, chemical fiber, papermaking, food and other industries

and people’s daily needs.

As far as grain production is concerned, although the total development and utilization area of ​​government-run farms in these three central areas of Heilongjiang Province only accounts for a small proportion of the reserve land area of ​​the province, the grain output is already astronomical. In addition to self-demand, it can be

Nearly half of the harvest is subject to discretionary disposal, such as strategic reserves, reprocessing, handing over to the treasury, disaster relief, sales, etc. In total, adding Shanxi's cotton production, the total grain and cotton produced in the two places can solve nearly a quarter of the total.

The food and clothing problem of the people of the Qing Dynasty!

Of course, all of this is a miracle created with the help of excellent crop seeds, new fertilizers and pesticides, scientific and reasonable agricultural infrastructure, new agricultural machinery and agricultural aircraft, etc. The so-called technology is the primary productive force.

The most direct expression!

With a strong agriculture, the development of other fields will have a foothold, and growth will become a simple matter of time. Jinzhong, northern Shanxi, southern Shanxi in Shanxi and Aihui, Hulunbuir, Qiqihar and other places in Heilongjiang

After the individual modern industrial and agricultural central areas took shape, through parliamentary discussions, the development work on the remaining areas in the two places was stopped, and the internal defense troops were stationed to strengthen the protection of these vast areas that still preserved good natural ecology, so as to provide future generations with

Keep it well for future generations.

In order to better maintain the social order in the province and strengthen the management of people's livelihood in the province, the original patrol agencies and patrol teams in various places were reorganized into modern police agencies and police teams, and police schools were established to provide professional and knowledgeable training.

Regularize police officers and police officers, retain qualified personnel, eliminate unqualified personnel, recruit new personnel, establish and improve various institutions and systems that are more suitable for social needs, and replace them with new uniforms and weapons and equipment: the uniform style is the same as the Jin army uniform

, only the coat color is changed to dark blue, and the shirt is changed to light blue, with eye-catching police rank logos of various colors, and black soft-soled lace-up leather shoes are uniformly issued. Depending on the tasks performed, they are equipped with batons, pistols, carbines and war horses.

New carriages, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, etc.

The focus of future work will be to concentrate all resources and work hard to accelerate the prosperity of the above-mentioned central areas.