The stick beats the roe deer and the scoop scoops out the fish, and the pheasant flies into the rice pot. This sentence is often used to describe the fertility of the Great Northern Wilderness. Of course, this phenomenon has almost disappeared in later generations, but at this time, Zhang Tinglan dared to say with great certainty that this is
Really, the richness of the three northeastern provinces is far from comparable to other places.
Especially since it has not been developed for a long time and is sparsely populated, many animals are not afraid of people and can catch pheasants like plucking carrots. The rich products and thick black soil are fatally attractive to immigrants in the pass.
Originally, Zhang Tinglan was trying to attract a large number of immigrants. Now that his father is in charge of the overall situation of Jilin, the development of Jilin is his family's business. Zhang Tinglan naturally has to be more attentive. He proposed his idea to Lao Zhang and planned to submit it to him within half a year.
Jilin has 500,000 immigrants.
Let the total population of Jilin reach four million. With this population as the basis, it will not be difficult to support 20,000 soldiers. Zhang Tinglan is not prepared to put all the immigrants on the land, and a considerable number of them will be sent to the cities to engage in industry and commerce.
Industry and cities complement each other.
Most factories must be located near large cities with convenient transportation. Of course, a large factory can also give birth to a city. Zhang Tinglan has already begun planning for industrial development, and a large number of labor forces are essential.
"Honestly, I have no objection to immigrating to Jilin, but we must not forget Fengtian and Heilongjiang. The three northeastern provinces all need immigrants, and a bowl of water must be leveled."
"Commander, I have estimated that if the three northeastern provinces attract 1.5 million immigrants every year, within ten years the number of immigrants will reach 15 million, and people will continue to live and multiply. In ten years, the population of Northeast China will exceed
Thirty million is definitely not a problem. In fact, after calculation, each province is almost half a million!"
In fact, in the original history, Zhang Zuolin and his son also attached great importance to immigration. At the time of the September 18th Incident, the population of Northeast China had reached more than 30 million, which was basically the same rate as Zhang Tinglan estimated.
"Commander, how about we formulate a general regulation for immigration in the three provinces, and then each province makes fine adjustments according to its own situation, what do you think?"
"It's a good idea. It's just that it's a little unfair to do it." Lao Zhang sighed heavily, and then said: "Prime Minister Duan Da has blocked our appointment. I, the Fengtian Warlord, have to take charge of three provinces. It's a little bit...
inconvenient."
After Xu Lanzhou and Gao Shibi launched a rebellion, there was a power vacuum in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. When Lao Zhang asked Zhang Zuoxiang to temporarily act as the governor of Jilin, he also made a request to the Beiyang government to let them implement this appointment.
In addition, Lao Zhang also sent a message to Duan Qirui through some people. He wanted to give Lao Zhang a higher promotion and become the patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces, so that Lao Zhang could legitimately manage the three provinces. However, Lao Duan blocked this appointment, not only
Zhang Zuolin was not given the title of patrol envoy, and his position as prime minister was also reduced.
Lao Duan only gave Zhang Zuoxiang the title of supervising the aftermath and asked him to temporarily manage Jilin's military affairs. Of course, Lao Duan also knew that the situation in the three eastern provinces was too chaotic, so he did not send another governor to add to the chaos. Zhang Zuoxiang's power was actually about the same as that of the governor, but
When it comes to doing things, there are indeed some things that are unfair and unjust.
The governor of Jilin is still Guo Zongxi. He has long been cooperating with Zhang Zuoxiang and his son, and they have a tacit understanding. The real trouble is Heilongjiang. Fengjun initially sent troops under the banner of supporting Zhu Qinglan, so after defeating Xu Lanzhou, Zhu Qinglan still remained in Heilongjiang.
The governor and governor fell on Bi Guifang's head again.
Wu Junsheng only got the title of Assistant Military Affairs Assistant. In name, his power was not as great as that of Zhang Zuoxiang's supervision of the aftermath. Old Wu was also very dissatisfied. The situation in Heilongjiang was similar to that before the war, and it had returned to a game of competition among all parties. It was just that the original forces
Xu Lanzhou, the most powerful man, fell and was replaced by Wu Junsheng, who was more powerful.
Since Lao Zhang did not have the title of patrol envoy, it was difficult for him to uniformly appoint officials from the three eastern provinces. Many government affairs could not be implemented, so Zhang Zuolin was also very depressed.
"Commander, you don't have to worry. Regardless of whether Duan Qirui admits it or not, you are the master of the three eastern provinces. It doesn't matter what your title is. What's important is that the entire army and tens of thousands of guns are under your command!"
After hearing this, Zhang Zuolin felt warm in his heart. It was clear who was close and who was distant!
"Commander, if Duan Qirui can keep his reputation, we can completely bypass him and unify the three eastern provinces."
"Oh?" Lao Zhang's eyes also lit up. He didn't know how to completely control the three northeastern provinces. Beiyang was stumbling, and the pressure from the Japanese had not disappeared. The most urgent thing was to unify all forces.
"Sorry, tell me quickly, what exactly is the solution?"
"Commander, I suggest you start with financial power. After the war, Jilin's economic system almost collapsed, so I asked my father to issue a statement on behalf of Jilin, merging Jilin's official bank account into Fengtian Bank, unifying the currencies of the two provinces, and abolishing the auspicious notes. Then
Heilongjiang is following up, and I think Zhu Qinglan is a smart man who will reciprocate the favor and will be willing to hand over power. After the monetary policies of the three provinces are unified, Mr. Minyuan will be asked to take the lead in unifying the fiscal policies of the three provinces, so that the financial power will be completely unified."
Historically, fiscal power and monetary power have been two sides of the same coin and must be used together. It seems that only the European Union in later generations foolishly launched the Euro and unified its currency, but failed to unify its finances, which caused the subsequent debt crisis.
"After the unification of financial power, aren't you still holding the title of Commander-in-Chief of Bandit Suppression in the Three Eastern Provinces? You might as well set up a headquarters and ask the military leaders of the three provinces to participate. The only person who is qualified is Wu Junsheng, Uncle Wu, my father, and so on.
Add Zhu Qinglan. Uncle Wu and my father are both your sworn brothers, as close as brothers, and Zhu Qinglan has received favors from you. How can he object to you? Moreover, you can also use the name of a director of the headquarters to command the East.
Wouldn’t the military power of the three provinces be unified in this way?”
After Zhang Tinglan put forward his suggestion, Lao Zhang thought about it carefully and immediately smiled. This method is indeed good. As long as he holds the gun barrel and money bag firmly in his hands, the three northeastern provinces will actually fall into his hands.
No one can take it away.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhang was still a little moved. When he first met Bao Guiqing, he proposed to unify the currency. However, Bao Guiqing repeatedly pushed back. In fact, everyone knows that giving away the power of currency issuance is tantamount to cutting off the flesh. But Zhang Zuoxiang and Zhang Tinglan
The fact that the two of them took the initiative to bring this up shows their loyalty.
Lao Zhang even regretted it. He directly supported Zhang Zuoxiang and allowed his army to enter Jilin, and there would be no trouble later. It seems that these old brothers are still reliable at critical times!
Zhang Zuolin was deeply moved, but he ignored the evil thoughts of the little fox in front of him. The unified currency has indeed weakened the local power in Jilin, but don't forget that Fengtian Bank is still in the hands of Zhang Tinglan. This power has not escaped yet.
The palm of Zhang Tinglan's hand just moved from his left hand to his right hand.
By the way, Heilongjiang's monetary power was also brought back, so Zhang Tinglan was an out-and-out winner. As for the establishment of the Bandit Suppression Headquarters, Zhang Tinglan had deeper thoughts. He actually wanted to change Fengjun's paternalistic style.
Become a committee system.
In the original history, after Lao Zhang served as the patrol envoy, he was a veritable master of the three eastern provinces, and could do everything arbitrarily. However, once Zhang Tinglan's method was followed and the so-called bandit suppression headquarters was established, everything big and small would be controlled.
Obtain the consent of all members.
If the differences are too big, it will naturally need to be decided by voting. The minority obeys the majority. Currently, Fengjun’s territory is limited and the number of people who can squeeze into this headquarters is also limited. It will have little impact on Lao Zhang’s power. But in the long run, Fengjun will
As the territory becomes larger and larger, the size of the headquarters will inevitably expand.
Of course, this name will change and become a military conference or a military committee. In short, no matter how it changes, as long as the principle of voting and decision-making and the minority obeying the majority can be guaranteed, the Fengjun system will change from a patriarchal system to a collective leadership system.
Don't even think about Zhang acting arbitrarily. The strategic mistake of Fengjun's blind entry into the pass in history can be avoided.
If Lao Zhang knew Zhang Tinglan's deep thoughts, I'm afraid Lao Zhang would not let him go. Fortunately, an old-school figure like Zhang Zuolin, although his mind is astute, could not see through such a deep calculation, so he readily accepted it.
Zhang Tinglan’s suggestion.
The power of the three northeastern provinces immediately underwent a new reshuffle. Due to the war, the currencies of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces were severely devalued. People complained. If they could be exchanged for votes with a strong currency value, it would be what everyone wanted.
The Chamber of Commerce in Jilin was the first to agree that all business transactions between them should be settled by banknotes. Immediately, Zhang Zuoxiang announced that the Jilin Official Bank would be merged into Fengtian Bank and become the Jilin Branch of Fengtian Bank, which would be fully responsible for the currency exchange business.
With Zhang Zuoxiang as an example, Zhu Qinglan of Heilongjiang could not resist. After all, without Lao Zhang, how could he return to Heilongjiang? Therefore, he could only reluctantly follow up and turn the official bank account in Heilongjiang into a branch of Fengtian Bank.
The currencies of the three provinces were completely unified.
The market for Fengtian banknotes has doubled in one fell swoop. With the support of the three provinces, Fengtian Bank has also grown rapidly, and has sufficient confidence to face banks from major powers.
After currency unification, Wang Yongjiang immediately invited Guo Zongxi and Bi Guifang, demanding that the three provinces unify fiscal policies. Bi Guifang still wanted to object, but Guo Zongxi had already sided with Wang Yongjiang, and they joined forces to force the palace. Bi Guifang could only reluctantly compromise.
After successfully obtaining the financial power, Lao Zhang summoned the military leaders of the three provinces and established the so-called bandit suppression headquarters in the name of chasing down the remaining bandits in Jilin and Heilongjiang. In order to expand his momentum, Lao Zhang, in addition to Wu Junsheng, Zhang Zuoxiang and Zhu Qinglan, also
Pulled Sun Liechen and Zhang Jinghui in.
In fact, this headquarters is no different from the meeting of the Tiger Hall, except that there is one more Zhu Qinglan, but the status has been completely changed. Lao Zhang can smoothly issue orders to the three eastern provinces and becomes the well-deserved leader of the party.
At the same time, Zhang Tinglan also got everything he wanted, and with enough stage, the next step is to invest heavily in development! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!