Rebirth of the Qing Empire

In the past few years, the Fenhe camp has been taken care of by villagers from Mafang Township appointed by Chief He. All matters big and small have been handled in an orderly manner, and the camp has become more beautiful.

After several months of careful treatment in the provincial capital hospital, on March 16, 1906, the day for everyone's annual gathering came again. Kang Fan, accompanied by everyone, moved to the Fenhe camp to continue to recover. Half of

Months later, due to work needs, everyone rushed to their respective jobs one after another and left here one after another, including of course Mei Xiang and Judy.

He Shuixiu's natal family is in the nearby Mafang Township, so she is a frequent visitor to the camp. After everyone left, the task of taking care of Kang Fan was given to her. This charming young lady who grew up under the service of maids and wet nurses "

She bravely took on the task of "taking care of" Kang Fan, a "semi-disabled man", washing, cooking, tidying up the room, and even doing some farm work within her power with the villagers in the camp. It really made Mei Xiang's those

The classmates were impressed! As for Mei Xiang and Judy, with He Shuixiu by Kang Fan's side, they could work with confidence.

Now, in this beautiful and peaceful environment, recalling that experience of blood and fire, both Kang Fan and He Shuixiu were filled with emotion.

The broad Fen River water was glowing with golden light, and He Shuixiu's eyes were sparkling with tears, making her look even more charming.

"The soil and water support the people. You were born in this beautiful place, that's why you are so beautiful." Kang Fan said with a smile.

He Shuixiu pursed her lips and smiled.

Kang Fan recalled the scene when the two were lost in love by the Fen River. At that time, He Shuixiu was still a young girl so delicate that she could squeeze out water. In the blink of an eye, ten years later, she had grown up, matured, and

Youthful feelings faded away. In the end, Kang Fan failed to control himself. In that tragic battle with the Japanese army, he and He Shuixiu crossed the final boundary between men and women, completely changing their world.

In these ten years, Mei Xiang, who was young when she first came here, and her classmates are now adults in their thirties. They have gone from being confused to being content with the situation to being high-spirited now.

Rich life experience is really valuable.

"Brother Kang, what are you thinking about?" He Shuixiu asked with a smile.

Kang Fan smiled and said nothing.

He Shuixiu picked up a fluffy little chicken and looked at it with interest, and said, "Brother Kang, look how cute it is!" with an innocent look.

Kang Fan held her and the little chicken in his arms.

"Thank you Shuixiu for your hard work! Look, your little hands are not as delicate as they used to be." Kang Fan took her little hands and put them on his face, saying with distress, "When my eldest brother is well, I will take good care of him."

You, I won’t let you do so many things again.”

He Shuixiu pursed her lips and smiled, with her two dimples clearly exposed, which made Kang Fan's heart weaken.

After the victory of the war against Japan and Russia, Kang Fan did not order all the Jin troops to retreat to Shanxi. Instead, he and the Heilongjiang garrison took over Jilin Province, Shengjing Province, parts of adjacent Inner Mongolia, and Zhili Province.

and the defense of the entire territory of North Korea, and has actually controlled this vast territory by force.

It was not that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not want to restrain Kang Fan, but that she was really powerless. Even her Manchu compatriots - the Eight Banners soldiers and even the Mongolian, Hui, Zhuang, Tibetan and other ethnic armies followed Governor Kang to attack the Jin army.

The Russians and Japanese have gone, and almost all the people of the Qing Dynasty have joined the ranks of supporting the Jin army and Governor Kang! What else can she use to restrain Governor Kang?

But the Empress Dowager Cixi also saw that Kang Fan was different from the pedantic ministers in the court. He was a passionate man who dared to act and cared about the country and the people. In addition, the ministers he befriended were all loyal people.

This shows that the quality is general. Therefore, when the court officials and the people of the Qing Dynasty praised Kang Fan like a hero, the Empress Dowager Cixi acquiesced in Kang Fan's move and added Shanxi and Heilongjiang to this area of ​​the country.

The unified jurisdiction was designated as "Beining", taking the meaning of peace in the north. Kang Fan was appointed governor of Beining to take charge of all military and political affairs in the Beining area. He also very generously placed the Zhili Province, which had always represented the Manchu imperial power, under the jurisdiction of Beining.

In fact, he entrusted the rest of his life to Kang Fan.

After the officers and soldiers of the guard camp reported the news to Kang Fan, Kang Fan was not surprised: the facts showed that the corrupt and incompetent Manchu ruling group had lost its strong control over the national army, which not only led to the loss of those who already outnumbered the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers

Many Han green soldiers were unwilling to serve for them, which even made those Eight Banners soldiers of the same ethnic group unwilling to serve for them. In the current land of China, only the Jin army can shoulder the sacred mission of protecting the country.

How could Kang Fan hand over this piece of Chinese land that the Jin army had regained from Japan and Russia at a huge cost to this crumbling Manchu feudal dynasty? If Empress Dowager Cixi really wanted to obstruct it, the Jin army would

Destroy the Forbidden City without mercy! Everyone knows that the Jin army stationed at the Nankou base has never relaxed its guard against the capital. If there is any trouble, the capital will be captured within a day. Looking across the country, who can stop it?

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"Brother Kang, you don't seem very happy. You are so calm for such a high official. Do you have to become the emperor to dance?" He Shuixiu said with a smile.

Kang Fan smiled, "Why can't I be the emperor?"

He Shuixiu suddenly opened her mouth in shock.

Kang Fan said: "These Manchu scum have made a mess of the land of China. They should have been driven back to their hometowns to herd sheep long ago."

He Shuixiu smiled and said: "But now you have taken over my hometown in Northeast China, and I don't even have a place to graze sheep!"

Kang Fan smiled and said, "Then let them work on your father's farm."

He Shuixiu chuckled.

The jurisdiction of Beining includes Sanjiang Plain, Songliao Plain, Hulunbuir Grassland, Songnen Grassland, Hebei Plain, Xing'an Mountain Forest Area, Changbai Mountain Forest Area and other lands suitable for agriculture, forestry and pasture, Heilongjiang, Songhua River, Nenjiang River, Wusuli River,

Suifen River, Tumen River, Yalu River, Liaohe River, Fenhe River, Sanggan River, Haihe River and other large rivers, the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains, Changbai Mountain, Xihot Mountain, Taihang Mountain and other mountains, as well as the Heilongjiang River Estuary in the north, the Korean Peninsula in the south, and Shanhaiguan Laolongtou in the west

The vast coastal frontier and vast ocean, numerous coastal islands, excellent ports, etc., have rich and diverse animal and plant resources, marine resources and abundant reserves and complete supporting metal and non-metallic mineral resources. It has excellent

The conditions for the development of industry and agriculture make it an ideal territory in Kang Fan's mind. In addition, it has taken over all Japanese and Russian assets and military and civilian hardware facilities such as industrial and mining enterprises, railways, ports, etc. in the jurisdiction.

development has been facilitated.

With this vast, fertile, and contiguous territory, Beining has the resources and conditions to truly develop into a world power. The rise of Shanxi proves that the development path chosen by everyone before is smooth and correct. Therefore,

, only need to expand Shanxi's existing fully functional government administrative agencies to carry out the mission of managing the Beining area, and all work will be carried out very quickly.

In the autumn of 1906, after the new Bac Ninh Government Council was determined through open elections, provincial, municipal, county and other levels of councils were also established, and various government agencies at all levels were established one after another. During this period, a large number of publicly funded international students began to graduate.

Returned to the country and devoted himself to the construction of various industries in Bac Ninh. At the same time, the gradually improving local government education system also began to provide a large number of junior high school, technical secondary school and university graduates to the society. In addition, students from all over the country came here to

, intellectuals, laborers and local retired soldiers, etc., the Bac Ninh jurisdiction has abundant human resources, which directly promotes the development of various social undertakings. With the development of Bac Ninh’s cultural and educational undertakings, well-educated people are increasing year by year.

The population is increasing, accounting for an increasing proportion of the total population of society, slowly but steadily changing the social demographic structure that was dominated by illiteracy and semi-illiteracy in the past, and firmly moving towards a modern civilized society.

Under the leadership of the newly formed Bac Ninh government, the government administrative agencies that attracted elites from all over the country were fully operational. Mei Xiang's classmates created numerous scientific and technological achievements in the past ten years, and these achievements have been put into practice in Shanxi

After verification, it can play a full role in the construction of Bac Ninh area.

Therefore, with the support of Shanxi's mature experience and advanced technology, the modernization construction of the entire Beining area is proceeding smoothly: Heilongjiang and Jilin are mainly agriculture, supplemented by light industry; Shanxi and Shengjing are mainly heavy industry.

A strategic layout for the common prosperity of the main industry, agriculture, light industry, service industry, and financial industry was quickly formed, bursting out with great vitality.

The new round of infrastructure construction is based on several central cities in each province, with transportation/communication networks such as railways, highways, inland waterways, coastal routes, airmail, wireless telegraph, and wired telephones forming a closely connected urban group.

Carry out systematic development, unified planning, rational layout, and joint construction.

A common feature of these new cities is that the construction of residential living areas is simultaneously included in the government's infrastructure planning. The government raises funds to build a large number of welfare housing with complete public facilities to solve residents' living problems and improve residents' living conditions.

The living conditions are well adapted to the urgent demand for housing due to the large increase in residents from all over the area. It also makes reasonable use of land resources and avoids random construction and rush construction. It is another example of the Bac Ninh government.

A major measure to benefit and benefit the people, it truly embodies the Bac Ninh government’s people-oriented governance agenda.

These residential areas are all multi-story brick-concrete buildings with modern water, electricity, gas, heating and other supply systems and cultural and sports facilities, which are in line with the construction standards of residential areas in various cities in Shanxi Province. As long as you work and live in Beininh,

For more than three years, people who have obtained Bac Ninh household registration can move in at a nominal fee, which has been generally welcomed by the people.

The development of the city has provided a strong source of power for the social development of Bac Ninh, and the development of society has provided countless jobs and comprehensive welfare guarantees for the people, veterans, disabled servicemen, etc., and can continue to

Promote the economic development of neighboring Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Shandong and other provinces, prompting the entire northern region and even the country to enter a new period of development.

By this time, Empress Dowager Cixi had been implementing the New Deal reforms for five years, and had successively promulgated a series of decrees of modern significance that were closer to the Western social system, such as administration, education, and legal systems. These trendy national policies have been closely related to Bac Ninh.

The policies implemented by the government are very close, which can be regarded as giving Kang Fan substantial support. While further expanding the influence of the Beining government, it also promoted the transformation of the ancient Qing Empire into a modern society.

After Kang Fan recovered, he officially took over the duties of the governor of Beining, becoming the governor with the largest jurisdiction in contemporary China. He also became the supreme commander of the newly formed Beining armed forces, with power over the entire government.

During this period, the Qing court existed in name only. The royal cabinet headed by the Empress Dowager Cixi increasingly relied on the Bac Ninh government in terms of domestic and international affairs. As a responsible local government, the Bac Ninh government seemed to serve as a unit for the entire Qing Dynasty.

The image of people pursuing interests appeared on the land of China, and the strong comprehensive strength also provided the possibility for the Bac Ninh government to do so.

In this way, Kang Fan became the most powerful trump card of the Empress Dowager Cixi. For the convenience of work, he could only live in the Nankou base. The Beining Army became the only armed force of the Qing Dynasty to control the national situation. This was a historic event.

Went to the front desk.

Like other students, Mei Xiang is very busy in their new positions, giving full play to their talents. After Mei Xiang continued to serve as the new Minister of Health and Health of the Bac Ninh government, her management scope was wider and her work was also

It became extremely heavy and there was no time to take care of Kang Fan's daily life, so this task fell on He Shuixiu's shoulders, and He Shuixiu lived permanently at the Nankou base.

Judy finally complied with her parents' wishes and married a U.S. Navy officer. After the marriage, Judy continued to work at the embassy in Beijing, while her husband had to follow the U.S. Navy warships around the world.

The special nature of work means that there is less gathering and more separation, so Judy spends most of every year in Beijing with Kang Fan.

With these two women taking good care of him in Beijing, Kang Fan could concentrate on his work even though Mei Xiang was not around. What he couldn't wait to do was to form an independent Beining Navy.