Not only do wars and business require risks, but farming also requires risks. In April, Song Biao planted Northeastern soybeans on a large scale in Fushun, Tonghua, Hunjiang and other places. At this time, there were no suitable unified varieties, but
Thanks to the climate and soil conditions in Northeast China, Northeastern soybeans have unique conditions in terms of sunshine and other aspects, and have been highly competitive in the international market in the following decades.
With the development of the oil and fat industry, soybeans are gradually becoming the most important international grain trade industry in the world. Northeastern soybeans began to appear in the international market in 1904. Since then, sales have surged every year. By 1930, before the Japanese army fully invaded China, it had occupied
It accounts for 70% of the global soybean export market and is the main pillar of the oil and fat industry in countries such as Britain, Germany, and France.
If the Northeast wants to get rich, soybeans are the first thing to do, followed by coal and iron resources.
However, Northeast soybeans are spring soybeans, which are different from summer soybeans in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins, so they cannot be planted after May. However, in order to cultivate improved varieties due to long-term flooding, Song Biao still took the risk to plant them in the Donggangzi area south of Shenyang City.
We have grown 600 acres of soybeans, half of which are carefully selected from American soybean seeds.
After the regular military meeting, Song Biao first went to the Far East Military Academy to check the construction status of the dormitories, and then took the time to hold a second consultation with General Madnidov on Russia's recommendation for him to serve as the governor of the three eastern provinces. It was not until the afternoon that Song Biao
I used some spare time to go to Donggangzi across the Hun River to check the planting status of the fields. In this hottest summer, the spring soybeans have grown to less than half a person's height.
Although the most suitable expert in agriculture and animal husbandry has not been found, Lao Guotou is temporarily in charge of the crop fields here. His third son, Guo Lixia, has been farming at home. In addition to taking care of the rice business, he also manages crops here. He chose Shili
The crop experts from Patxiang are here to serve 600 acres of Northeastern soybeans.
Song Biao liked to be a soldier very much, and he only liked to be a soldier. He rode a horse and took more than a hundred cavalrymen from his guard camp to walk lightly in the fields. At a glance, the endless soybean fields were green and lush, which made people feel happy.
Pleasure.
Here, all he can feel is the future of the entire Northeast.
The price of soybeans in the international market is usually around 40 pounds per ton. It is 2.3 times higher than the price of wheat. This price difference depends on many factors, and this price difference has remained until the 21st century.
In the Northeast during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the yield per mu of spring wheat and spring soybeans were not much different. The yield per mu of the former ranged from 150 to 400 kilograms (Qing system, 596 grams), while the yield per mu of the latter ranged from 120 to 120 kilograms.
Between 250 kilograms and 250 kilograms, because the gap in planting technology is larger than that in the late 20th century, there are examples of wheat yields of 600 kilograms per mu, and others with wheat yields of less than 100 kilograms per mu, or even lower.
When there is not much difference in planting technology, especially for landowners and rich farmers who generally have higher technical levels, the income from soybean planting will be much better and more stable. It can also be exchanged for very important benefits to China.
Important foreign exchange.
Just like the vegetable basket project we know, for economic plants such as soybeans, peanuts, and vegetables, what determines profit is usually not the output, but stable sales and low transportation costs.
With the rapid development of Japan's raw silk industry and India's tea industry, China has very few pillar industries that can exchange for foreign exchange and allow silver and gold to flow into the country. Foreign exchange outflows and trade deficits are the mainstream in almost all parts of the country, except in the Northeast.
In the following decades, a surplus of foreign exchange inflows was maintained. This was the main reason for the rapid development of Northeast China's economy during the Republic of China, and was also the foundation for the rapid industrialization of Manchukuo during the Japanese occupation.
In its heyday, during the Japanese colonial period, Northeastern soybeans exported three million tons per year, accounting for 80% of the global soybean market.
Now even if we want to re-support China's raw silk and tea industries, firstly, it will take a long time. Secondly, it will be difficult to regain much of the international market. China's new hope can only be soybeans, coal and iron resources. Through short-term
During the period, exporting soybeans, coal and iron resources in exchange for foreign exchange and increasing domestic funds and wealth is a fundamental way to make a rich country.
Song Biao was riding on horseback looking up at the sky, with too many emotions in his heart. These should not be his job, and he didn't like to do these things, but other than him, he couldn't find any Chinese who could do it.
Have such abilities and opportunities.
He doesn't understand economics, and he has no happiness about it, but he is a very smart person, and he can always simplify complex problems. He believes that developing the economy is nothing more than a matter of one sentence - increase exports, reduce imports,
The shift from trade deficit to trade surplus allowed silver and gold to flow into China.
In an era of gold standard, the criterion for measuring whether a country is poor or rich is very simple, that is, it depends on the total amount of gold reserves.
Soybeans are the future soft gold of China and Northeast China.
The experimental field in front of Song Biao is where his hope lies.
The scenery in the countryside is so beautiful, and the Northeast is so fertile, with large tracts of fertile farmland stretching as far as the eye can see. Unlike in Zhili in the south of the Yangtze River, every inch of land must be divided into several households. This place has the foundation for large-scale agricultural development.
Song Biao sighed in his heart, but he had already found his own sense of direction. He quietly turned around with the reins of his horse, and said to Shu Fangde who was accompanying him: "When I get back, I will arrange the trip to Qingniwa. I am going to go to the concession."
Please send electricity to Mizunov and Rong Xingqiao in advance so that they can prepare to pick me up at the Foreign Exchange."
Shu Fangde nodded slightly and asked: "Military, how many days are you going to go this time? All military affairs are very urgent now, and the Russians recommend you to be the governor of the three eastern provinces. I think there will be results in the near future."
Come on, I'm afraid you are not suitable for growing up in Qingniwa?"
Song Biao raised his hand to signal Shu Fangde not to worry and said: "It doesn't matter, I won't go for a few days. As for whether I will become the governor of the three eastern provinces, there is no rush. The Russians' current ambitions are still too high. It is obvious
They want me to be a puppet to help them prepare for dividing the Northeast. They have a good idea. If I am really too anxious, I will be fooled by the Russians. I now have military power, money and brothers.
With enough guns and ammunition, even if you don't become the governor of the three northeastern provinces, you can still maintain a stable position in the northeast, so what are you afraid of?"
Shu Fangde smiled and said: "The military commander is indeed very kind."
Song Biao thought about it for a moment and said, "Go back. I just want Jiang Yanxing to come over. I have something to tell him to handle."
Shu Fangde continued to nod, and then followed Song Biao back to the Dongling Guard Camp.
Although Shu Fangde was only 24 years old at this time, he was already as important a staff officer as Jiang Fangzhen beside Song Biao. Jiang Fangzhen was in charge of military affairs, while Shu Fangde was in charge of various chores. The two of them had the advantage of having better backgrounds.
Compared with Jiang Yanxing and others, his foundation in Chinese studies was much higher, especially Shu Fangde's. His family was originally from a wealthy and prestigious family in Ningbo, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Shu Fangde's father, Shu Gaoli, has worked in the translation management department of Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau for 30 years. He is also regarded as a master of translation in the field of domestic science and technology. He is proficient in English and French. Most of his children in the family have the opportunity to study abroad, even Shu Fangde's sister. Shu Xuan and her sister Shu Juan both studied at women's colleges in the United States. They were quite famous as talented and beautiful women in Shanghai during the Republic of China. The former was a rare foreign language and foreign literature teacher at St. John's University in Shanghai, and the latter also wrote She has written film scripts, worked as a female editor in a newspaper, and even published an anthology of poetry.
On the way back to the military camp following Song Biao, Shu Fangde, who was wearing a Russian military uniform and the rank of major, felt very proud in his heart and felt that he was really lucky.
Returning to the military office of Dongling Guard, Song Biao called Jiang Yanxing over.
After letting Jiang Yanxing sit down in his office, Song Biao was not in a hurry to speak. Instead, he first selected from several Mosin-Nagant rifles on the table, and after comparing them left and right, he picked out a 80% new one. He turned around and said to Jiang Yanxing: "I have decided to go to Qingniwa tomorrow. You can go with me then. After arriving at Qingniwa, you can go to Qingniwa alone with my greeting card." I paid a visit to the Governor of Zhili, Yuan Shikai, and sent this rifle over. It was the rifle I used to kill Oyama Iwa, Kodama Gentaro and Nozu Kanchi with my own hands."
Jiang Yanxing immediately stood up, paused, and said, "My subordinates will definitely handle this matter."
Song Biao said: "You have been a teacher and candidate for Qianzong in the Beiyang Military Academy for several years, and you know some of the rules in the officialdom. I asked you to go to Zhili to find out about the rumors in the imperial court. If you can meet Mr. Yuan Shikai . Just tell me something. I have not agreed to the Russians’ request, nor have the Russians strongly recommended me to be the governor of the three eastern provinces. If the Russians think that I help them fight the Japanese, they will definitely help them with anything. , then they are wrong. If the Russians think that because I want to be the governor of the three eastern provinces, they can make arbitrary conditions and lend my hand to divide the three eastern provinces, then they are also wrong. Today, I have guns and cannons in my hands. There are 30,000 elites and 100,000 foreign guns. It doesn’t matter to me what official position I choose. Even if I don’t become an official, as long as the court doesn’t cause trouble for me, I can be the King of Hunjiang in Hunjiang.”
Jiang Yanxing asked noncommittally: "Military Commander, what do you mean by this...?"
Song Biao said: "My point is very simple. I would rather continue to be a bandit than help the Russians occupy the Northeast. Even if the Russians helped me become the governor of the three northeastern provinces, I would still protect Russia's interests in the Northeast. , secretly accumulating strength to expel the Russians from the Northeast in the future. Tell Governor Yuan that the Russians are not difficult to deal with, but Japan is the real trouble. I have realized this from the beginning. Just give me three years With one hundred thousand elite troops trained in the Northeast, and with the support of the imperial court and Governor Yuan in Zhili, I am not afraid of the Russian and Japanese troops at all. What I really have no way to solve, and what I am unable to solve, is the Japanese fleet, and the Japanese are determined to remain evil. It will definitely come back in ten years, you have to make this clear to Mr. Yuan and ask him to think about it."
Jiang Yanxing paused solemnly and said: "The military commander is extremely smart, and I admire him. If I have the opportunity to meet Mr. Yuan, the governor of Zhili, I must convey these words to him. But... if Mr. Yuan asks me about other things, Things, I don’t know how to answer?”
Song Biao said: "You are a smart person, and you naturally know what you should and shouldn't do. Our ambitions are not small, but we must develop step by step. The Northeast is very important to the future development of our Northeast New Army.
Before we grow in strength, we should not expose too many ambitions and ambitions. If Yuan Shikai asks me whether I am a reformist, a revolutionary, or a royalist, you only need to ask Mr. Yuan to be dedicated to strengthening the country. Which faction is he?
Which faction."
Jiang Yanxing immediately nodded again and replied cautiously: "I understand."
Song Biao then handed the Mosin Nagant M1897 rifle to Jiang Yanxing. He asked him to wrap it up and give it to Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai was not short of money, women, and not only power and status, it would be difficult to give it to him as a normal gift.
As a result, forging a magical gun is so interesting.
There is no soldier who doesn’t love guns. He even gave away his most beloved rifle. Isn’t such a gift valuable and sincere enough?
Yuan Shikai, who was born in the military, naturally understood the truth behind this.
Of course, we still need to bring a batch of gold and silver and send them to Yuan Shikai, and other Manchu and Qing officials must also take care of them.
Song Biao estimated that his rebellion would last only a few years. It could be as short as three or four years, or as long as five or six years. If he could be given the opportunity to secure his position in the Northeast and use the entire Northeast as his base camp and base to develop, it would be basically three to five years.
I can fight all over the country.
It was only three to five years. He just wanted to buy himself three to five years of farming time, stock up on food, grass and ammunition, then attack the capital in one wave, kill all the trash from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and then digest the Beiyang Army.
At that time, he can do whatever he wants. If he wants to be emperor, he will be emperor, and if he wants to be president, he will be president.
That night, he reconvened his brothers in his office, because it was estimated that he would have to go to Qingniwa for about ten days. He arranged all the work during this period more carefully to avoid delays.
Carrying out various tasks.
Especially for the recruitment of female soldiers and the art troupe, he also asked Jiang Fangzhen, who was proficient in opera, to personally take charge of it. He used these ten days to do some basic work and build the art troupe camp and the female soldier camp in advance.
Song Biao has always had unique ideas for building his own troops. Everyone is now accustomed to following his orders. Whatever he designs, everyone will do it. Although the recruitment of female soldiers and the establishment of an art troupe are a bit weird, no subordinates dare to object. Everyone.
I'm just worried about not being able to recruit people.
Since ancient times, men have served as soldiers, so it is a bit strange that the Northeastern New Army wants to recruit female soldiers.
The next day, Song Biao took the morning train to Qingniwa.
The Qingniwa at this time was Dalian. The Russian designers borrowed the drawings of Paris and tried to build a large city in the Far East with a square as the center like Paris. The construction of the entire Dalian started. The Russians originally named it "Dalny".
". It means a distant city. During the Japanese colonial period, the Japanese transliterated "Dalni" as Dalian.
It was just that during the era under Song Biao's control, the Japanese just had a nightmare in Dalian. He led the Russian 14th Army, formed by four Russian divisions, two cavalry brigades, and an artillery brigade, all the way south, and at Lushun
It only took three days to crush a reserve brigade stationed in Lushun. By the time he led his troops to encircle Dalian, the Japanese army could only hastily escape the Liaodong Peninsula with the help of the navy.
With just one battle, he basically became the spokesperson for the Japanese people's biggest nightmare and fear in this era.
From now on, the Japanese Army will suffer from the lingering Song Biao syndrome. Whenever they hear Song Biao's name, they will be afraid. This is a true portrayal. In the later period, the Japanese Army has completely lost its relationship with Song Biao.
The courage to confront Song Biao. No Japanese commander had the courage to confront Song Biao on the battlefield.
Because the city was retaken without experiencing the baptism of war, the emerging city of Dalni was still prosperous at this time, especially after the war, a large amount of materials and new traders poured in to continue new trade.
Before leaving the Liaodong Peninsula, Song Biao opened a Far East Bank with the help of Mizunov and Rong Xingqiao, and injected all the coal and iron franchises he had stolen into this bank. It also engaged in various international trades and arms.
Business.
He had plenty of money and fame, and he didn't worry at all that no one would do anything for him. He bought the most innovative and magnificent building in the concession as the headquarters of a foreign bank, and even planned to open a Far East Bank and a Far East Shipping Company.
When the train stopped at Darni Railway Station, Song Biao walked out of the carriage with his guard battalion and accompanying officers. When he set foot on this magical port city again, he knew that this place would eventually belong to him.
's territory.
Rong Xingqiao had received the telegram the night before, and he and his men were waiting at the train station early in the morning. The Russian garrison officer stationed there was Neznamov, who had been promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel, one of the few Russian officials who did not follow Song Biao back to Shenyang.
Lieutenant Colonel Neznamov's respect for Song Biao is naturally very special, and he led his troops to receive him here early. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come (.), you
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