It can be said that the dozen or so factories Germany gave to Sichuan in this transaction include heavy industry and military industry. Together with the Chongqing Iron and Steel Plant, Sichuan basically has a very rough industrial system. However, these factories have also shrunk severely and their scale is generally small.
It is large, and the latest technology was developed ten years ago. It will take at least two years to build these factories. Qiao Yu calculated that it will not be completed and put into production until before World War I at the earliest.
Of course, the price is not cheap either. Sichuan borrowed 30 million marks from Germany for the construction of the factory. This loan was fully paid for with agricultural and mineral products, and was also mortgaged with Sichuan's tax revenue. It seems that Germany used some old materials that were about to be eliminated.
Machinery and backward technology have replaced Sichuan's most important things. It seems that Germany has taken advantage, but Qiao Yu knows very well that resources are valuable, but systems are priceless. After entering the industrial age, the most precious thing is the industrial system.
, this is also the special skill of the great powers. It is very difficult to introduce a complete set, that is, only when the war is approaching can it be exchanged.
In the future, the Germans may regret this decision. They would never have thought that a few decades later, a world factory would rise in the east. The hard-working and intelligent Chinese would defeat the entire world with their powerful industrial production capabilities.
Western world.
Most of these factories are located in Chongqing, a port with convenient transportation. Only explosives factories and electronics factories are located in Chengdu. After Yang Du arrived in Sichuan, he saw the busy scene in Chongqing and felt very emotional. Although the Beiyang government
The whole country has been unified, but now it is firmly suppressed by financial problems. Lao Yuan is now talking about the issue of loans for the aftermath, but it is also full of difficulties and has not been able to reach an agreement.
Beiyang has no spare money to carry out any industrial construction, but a small local government in Sichuan can actually throw away its arms and vigorously develop industry. It is really an anomaly, and Yang Du cannot fully understand it with his wisdom.
In fact, Qiao Yu found the best opportunity. While the European powers were expanding their arms and preparing for war, Japan and the United States had not yet become mature imperialist countries. Especially Japan was still paying off its debts for the Russo-Japanese War and had no spare power to extend its reach into China.
Mainland China, although China is in dire straits due to several large-scale indemnities and the looting by the Manchus, there are still some foundations for hundreds of years of excess. There are no longer a few big businessmen with a net worth of millions, and there are still many private citizens.
silver.
With capital, Sichuan is a large agricultural province with abundant resources, so it is easy to develop industry. It can be said that Germany will not provide technology at all a few years ago, and Japan will intervene a few years later.
The Revolution of 1911 happened to be just like this.
Although Yang Du was on a mission, he stayed in Chongqing for two days. He wanted to get a good estimate of Sichuan's background. In just these two days, Sichuan had undergone some changes. Minister of Public Security Yang Shukan personally announced that Sichuan
The large-scale bandit suppression operation came to an end, and the operation achieved great results, basically eliminating banditry in Sichuan.
The work of suppressing bandits was directed by Qiao Guangyuan personally. It had already been carried out throughout the province before Qiao Yu entered Tibet. Bandits from all over the country were frequently captured, including mountain bandits who had been entrenched for decades, and water bandits who had caused trouble for decades. At first, the common people
I don't understand that a Sichuan Army suppressed the bandits this time, just like in the past, with heavy thunder and light rain. After the officers and soldiers left, the bandits would intensify. Maybe these officers would rob again, so they were very resistant to the Sichuan Army.
However, as the Sichuan army exterminated the bandits one by one, the people gradually gained confidence. Soon the bandits in the hinterland of Sichuan were basically eliminated. Some armed landlords, gangs, gangsters, and bureaucrats who had colluded with these bandits were all fighting against them.
Within the scope of the Sichuan army, with the advance of the Sichuan army, these garbage from the old era were also swept into the garbage dump. Sichuan people ushered in a rare time to live and work in peace and contentment...
At first, everyone was worried that the officers and soldiers would disturb the people. Little did they know that these soldiers lived in tents and basically did not occupy people's houses. Even if they occasionally occupied people's houses, they would be paid, and the transactions were very fair. Gradually, the people of Sichuan stood up.
On the side of the army, they took the initiative to help the army lead the way and transport supplies. With the support of the people, the bandits in Sichuan quickly disintegrated.
Especially after the flood in southern Sichuan, Qiao Yu personally garrisoned the embankment, which increased his prestige among the people unprecedentedly. The people also began to believe that this army was for their own good, so the march speed became much faster.
The bandits were eliminated one after another, and the bandits in western Sichuan were also wiped out as Qiao Yu marched into Tibet, leaving only some bandits in northern Sichuan.
This is the junction of Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Hubei, and these places are all places with high mountains and deep waters. Since ancient times, they have been places with strong folk customs and rampant bandits. These bandits have occupied this place for who knows how many years, and they have invaded every river.
, every mountain ridge was clearly traced, and it was exactly the same. In the past, when the officers and soldiers came to suppress the bandits, they only had to hide in the mountains and hide there for a while, and the officers and soldiers would naturally retreat.
However, this time their old methods were no longer easy to use. The officers and soldiers were surprisingly patient. The powerful landlords who had been hooking up with them in the past also took the initiative to cut off contact with them, and many locals took the initiative to help the officers and soldiers lead the way.
, compressing their living space endlessly.
"Big Dragon Head, a dozen brothers were beaten to death by the army yesterday. They have a very elite small force. As long as they are targeted, they will probably lose their heads. I have been a bad guy for half my life.
I’ve seen such evil-minded officers and soldiers, why don’t they withdraw?”
The speaker was a strong man in his thirties, with a full beard, wearing two short and long clothes, and carrying a machete. He looked like a fierce general. Opposite him stood a man in his early twenties.
Young woman, even though this person is a woman, she is full of murderous aura, and her eyes and brows are full of heroism. She is the famous female bandit in this area, her bandit's name is Manshanhong, but she is also frowning at this time.
"Erhu, how are the other groups doing?"
"Forget it, those guys in Dalongtou usually look okay, but they are all embroidered pillows. They have already wiped out three of them. This time, the officers and soldiers are really ruthless. They won't recruit them at all. They only need to catch them lightly.
Reform through labor, or directly shot in severe cases. In the past, you could change your body and become an officer or soldier, but now all roads are blocked!" When he said this, the dozens of embarrassed little bandits around him also looked embarrassed.
Man Shanhong lowered his head and thought for a long time: "Brothers, I think we can't survive here in Sichuan. I think we might as well break out. I plan to go to western Hubei. The terrain there is more rugged and the government is not as powerful as here in Sichuan. With that,
With dozens of guns, we can still open up the situation!"
When the other little bandits heard the suggestion from Longtou, many of them began to think. The conditions in western Hubei are much worse than those in Sichuan, and if they are unfamiliar with the place, can they get along well? But what will happen if they don't leave?
, the original team of several hundred people now only has these dozens left. If they encounter the army again, I'm afraid they won't be enough to feed them!
While everyone was thinking, a gunshot suddenly sounded. A transparent hole appeared on the tall Erhu's forehead, and his huge body fell to the ground with a thud. These bandits were all tough bandits with many years of experience.
Knowing that now that the officers and soldiers have discovered him, we have no choice but to fight to the death.
"Big Dragon Head, you move away first, we'll hold on here!"
