At noon, Dong Shuheng asked the mine to provide the miners with extra meals, and he also took everyone to stay in the mine to eat. The mine director ordered someone to buy two fat pigs. For lunch, he would stew pork with radish and cabbage. The staple food was Xuzhou’s local baked wheat flour.
cake.
When all the miners came out, Dong Shuheng discovered that there were dozens of small miners inside.
"Child, what's your name?" Dong Shuheng asked as he walked towards a child dyed black by coal.
The child's mouth was stuffed with cakes and vegetables. He couldn't make a sound for a moment, and stared at him "oooooooo".
"Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly." After saying that, he turned back and asked the mine manager: "How to use child labor?"
The mine manager hurriedly said: "These children were originally in the mine. Some of them were wandering orphans, and some used to live in the mine with their parents. Their parents passed away. In order to support themselves or their younger siblings, they had no choice but to work in the mine. Mine
Some parts of the mine have relatively small holes, and only these children can get in, so they have been kept in the mine."
At this time, the child had already eaten the food in his mouth, and quickly knelt down and cried: "Sir, please don't drive me away. I am very capable, and I have younger brothers and sisters to support..."
Dong Shuheng felt sad when he looked at this child of about ten years old. This scene reminded him of a Western novel "The Wandering Child". When did he become such a blood-sucking capitalist?
"Son, get up. You and your younger brothers and sisters will no longer have to go hungry. You won't have to dig coal in the mines. You should go to school at your age. Do you have a name?"
"Are you telling the truth? I think you look like a high official, so you wouldn't lie to a child, right? By the way, sir, my surname is Guo, and my name is Guo Yan." Guo Yan replied, unable to see the expression on his face clearly.
Expression, because his face was covered in soot.
"So, Guo Yan, can you take me to your home? You can take away some cakes and a small pot of vegetables for your younger brothers and sisters." Dong Shuheng said.
"Can I really take it? Thank you so much." Guo Yan couldn't believe his ears.
Guo Yan led the way happily. He has never eaten meat since he can remember. Today he ate it for the first time and the taste was so delicious. Now his younger brothers and sisters can also eat it, which is great.
The younger brothers and sisters will definitely be very happy.
Dong Shuheng followed Guo Yan to a hay shed. This shed had obviously not been repaired for a long time, and the hay in many places was rotten. When entering the shed, a damp and musty smell hit the face. In the corner of the shed, squatted about two people.
The four or five-year-old children were naked and skinny, but had a swollen belly. They were obviously malnourished. Two children were surrounding a small fire pit in the middle of the shed, pulling at a dark object.
Dong Shuheng looked carefully and saw that it looked like a potato. This might be the lunch for these two children.
"Tomorrow, Lan'er, look at my brother bringing meat, vegetables and big noodles for you to eat!"
When the two children saw the food in their brother's hand, they hurried over and ate without caring about the strangers next to them. It was still difficult for their young mouths to bite the big cake, but this did not prevent them from eating with relish.
After eating for a while, the two children raised their heads and showed their little faces and said to Guo Yan: "Brother is delicious, brother is delicious!"
Dong Shuheng exited the shed, leaving the space for the three siblings.
"Manager Fan, go back and send the children from several mines to Gaoyou. I want to set up a juvenile military academy and a large orphanage. From now on, all the older orphans will be sent to the juvenile military academy and the younger ones to the orphanage. Mr. Yan
Remember this for me. When we return to Gaoyou, the General Administrative Office orders the local governments in Jiangbei to send orphans to Gaoyou. From now on, the children in these orphanages will be sent to the Youth Military Academy to study when they reach the age of eight. I will feed them, and we will just have to suffer.
We can’t make the next generation suffer.”
"The president is really kind-hearted, and this is a great kindness." Yan Shikun praised sincerely. Everyone will say nice things, but few actually do it. Confucianism talks about having someone to depend on when you are old and someone to support you when you are young, but there are so many rich people.
Who among the scholar-bureaucrats would adopt those orphans?
Junior military academies existed in both Germany and Japan, providing huge help to the development of the military forces of both countries. Dong Shuheng knew that the world would be in war for a long time to come. His current plan is to completely take over the territory of the Qing court, but
He is not satisfied with this. With such a large population base, the Chinese should not only have such a small living space.
Therefore, for a long time to come, military construction will be the first priority, and economic construction must also serve the military. The large-scale establishment of juvenile military academies can, on the one hand, save a large number of orphans caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters in the Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, it can provide guidance for future planning.
Reserve a large number of talents.
Of course, Dong Shuheng does not want these children to fight for him when they grow up and become cannon fodder for his own ambitions. The juvenile military academy he will establish only refers to the implementation of militarization in management. After these children receive a certain basic education
, will learn different majors according to their hobbies and specialties. They may lose the happy childhood of ordinary children, because they have to receive a lot of knowledge and training in the shortest possible time. Time waits for no man, not only these children, but also adults including Dong Shuheng
It’s a matter of time and seconds. This country has owed too much debt for development over the past few hundred years, and future generations can only repay these debts by redoubling their own efforts.
Next, Dong Shuheng went to the iron mine. Small blast furnaces were used to make iron in the mine, and steel was made using the stir-fried steel method, but the fuel was directly coal. Dong Shuheng had heard that China's steelmaking technology had slowly evolved since the Tang Dynasty.
The regression is due to severe deforestation and the fuel used for ironmaking has been changed from charcoal to coal. Coal has too many impurities, so good steel cannot be made.
In fact, this problem can be solved through coking treatment and using coking coal to make steel. Dong Shuheng explained the coking method to the craftsman, and the craftsman quickly understood the reason. These techniques are like window paper, which can be broken with one poke.
It’s just that the status of craftsmen in ancient China was very low, and the inheritance of technology was maintained by the relationship between masters and apprentices. The Chinese people also pay attention to respecting teachers and are accustomed to sticking to the rules, which actually limits the innovation and development of technology.
You can also use local methods for coking, but it just wastes coal. It is much more efficient and more economical to use machines. However, the machines have to wait for the industrial park in Dongtai to be produced. Now we can only let these craftsmen test them using local methods and accumulate skills.
The Governor-General's memorial recommending Gui as the prefect has not yet been approved. The Qing court's work efficiency is not that high, and even if money is spent, it will still have to be wrangling for a while.
Before leaving, Dong Shuheng went to see Prefect Gui and talked to him about some arrangements after arriving in Shandong. Cai Shusen would definitely follow him to Shandong to train the Shandong New Army under the name of Fubiao Camp. After all, Agui was a bannerman.
This old boy is not completely reliable yet. With Cai Shusen by his side, Dong Shuheng can feel more at ease. In addition, if Agui wants to gain a foothold in Shandong, he must have the right to speak and be able to show his strength.
In fact, Dong Shuheng misunderstood Agui. In the eyes of Guizhongxing, his own and family interests were far higher than those of the imperial court. In the eyes of people like them, the imperial court belonged to the Aixinjueluo family. This is also the reason why the people in feudal society had no national consciousness.
A fundamental reason for the strength.
In addition to Guizhong Bank, Dong Shuheng has another secret move in Shandong.
Lin Wei is strong and strong. These days he is staying at the Huaihai Navy Marching Hospital. It turns out that the team of wandering doctors hired by Dong Shuheng has expanded a lot, especially after he argued with Master Kang Ping that traditional Chinese medicine hospitals are not good at surgery. This old guy gave
He introduced a large number of traditional Chinese medicine doctors who know surgery. These people like to enter the military hospital because there are good practice opportunities here.
This military hospital is a paradise for doctors, but a hell for patients. Dong Shuheng did not have the conditions to build an operating room. When there were too many wounded soldiers, most operations were performed in the open air.
Lin Wei saw with his own eyes that the doctor used a sharp knife to slit open the stomach of a prisoner who had been shot in the abdomen, and took out the bullet. Then, just like a cook washing meat, he used strong liquor to clean the open area on the stomach inside and out.
Then sew the wound shut with needle and thread.
Lin Wei had seen roast duck being cooked in a restaurant before. After the chef put the seasonings into the duck's belly, he would also sew the duck's belly shut with a needle and thread. He watched the doctor use tweezers to hold the small curved needle with a black thread on it.
The goosebumps all over his body stood up as the skin under his hands pierced through it, and he felt as if his own flesh was also hurting.
"If I was shot and injured, I would have wiped my own neck. I must not fall into the hands of these kings of hell in white coats." Lin Wei thought in his heart.
Lin Wei felt that his subordinate could not be saved at all. His intestines had been beaten out. How could he survive? He felt that even if the doctor performed surgery on him, he would not be able to survive. After waiting for two days, the subordinate still had not survived.
He died. He had a fever in the middle, but he recovered after a day. On the third day, a nurse gave him a bowl of rice porridge, and the man actually drank it. On the fourth day, the man was able to lie on the bed.
Chatting with himself. Liu Wei's cognition was subverted again.
Today is the sixth day that he has been admitted to the wounded soldiers hospital. He can already get out of bed and move around. Except for the dull pain in his chest, he has no other feeling. He wanted to find a place for convenience, but suddenly there were two Huai Haijun
The soldiers came and took him away.
He was taken into a room. There were six or seven people sitting inside, led by a young man. The wretched man next to the young man was the one who persuaded him to surrender.
"Lin Wei, this is our President, why don't you be polite when you see him?" Ji Mingshan said.
"Forget it, you are injured, sit down." Lin Wei was about to kneel down when the young man suddenly said.
At this time, a guard moved a chair to him.
"Lin Wei, Director Ji has told me about your situation. I'm glad you made a wise choice. I will arrange for you and the thieves brothers' families to have a farm in Yancheng where they can stay away from danger and have enough food and clothing.
, that will be your home from now on. After you recover from your injuries, return to Yizhou, and I will provide you with weapons and equipment and war horses. What you have to do is to quickly annex the Shandong bandit team. The temporary establishment I will give you is the Huai Navy Cavalry 301
But if you recruit more people and reach a brigade, I will give you a brigade establishment. When you go back, the remaining brothers who can still fight can follow you back, and I will also send some helpers.
for you."
"Yes, Commander!" Lin Wei also followed Huai Haijun's example and saluted. He knew in his heart that Dong Shuheng moved his family to Yancheng with the intention of taking them as hostages. The Commander still underestimated himself. How could he, Lin Wei, be that kind of person?
What about the villain who goes back on his word between Qin and Mu Chu? As long as his family lives well, who can he sacrifice his life for?
"Commander, I don't have any other requirements. I just need to give us more thunderbolts with wooden handles and short blunderbuss that can fire continuously. With these, I am sure to conquer the thieves in Shandong within a month."