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After the cabinet is established, all government affairs will be handled by the cabinet. The prime minister only needs to transfer major daily affairs to Wang Xiao. In addition, Wang Xiao attends a cabinet meeting once a week and listens to the chief officials of various cabinet ministries.
report, which made him no longer as busy as before, and he had more free time. He could take good care of himself according to the doctor's requirements. Although his current physical condition is relatively bad and there is basically no possibility of improvement, but if
If the work is not so busy, at least I can live a little longer.
However, this also gave Wang Xiao more time to teach Wang Yuze. In addition, he was also very concerned about when Wang Yuze could give him a grandson. This made Wang Yuze miserable. During this time, he has also been in the care of several lovely wives.
He worked hard, but to no avail. This made Wang Yuze wonder if he had any congenital defects.
After winning the war against the Manchus, Western Sichuan once again achieved rapid development. A large amount of infrastructure construction started, making the entire Western Sichuan look like a busy construction site. The first thing that started was mainly
The construction of railways has begun. With abundant funds and labor, Zhan Tianyou, who has become the Minister of Transportation, has started the construction of several railways at the same time. Fortunately, Wuhan and Yunnan-Guizhou, Western Sichuan has already completed the construction of several railways from Chengdu to these countries last year.
Railways in several provinces. But Shaanxi is completely blank, and the geographical conditions are harsh, making construction very difficult. After Zhan Tianyou attended the cabinet meeting, he immediately left for Shaanxi and personally directed the construction of several railways.
Western Sichuan implemented a large-scale land redemption policy. The landlords lost their land and had a lot of capital in their hands. In order to prevent the money in their hands from devaluing, these landlords had to devote themselves to industry and commerce. Although they lacked relevant experience, they started
It may have been a loss at the time, but gradually, it was fully integrated into it, accelerating the prosperity of industry and commerce in Western Sichuan. In addition, farmers own their own land, and agricultural taxes in Western Sichuan are relatively low, and the purchasing power of farmers has gradually increased.
, but promotes the development of business.
Heavy industry has always been the most important thing in Western Sichuan. After taking over Hubei, Western Sichuan immediately invested 5 million in funds to transform the unfinished Hanyang Iron Works into Wuhan Iron and Steel Group and accelerated construction. Here, through convenient transportation, from
Daye transports iron ore to Hanyang and coking coal from Sichuan for smelting. After the expansion of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group is completed, there will be 3 iron-making furnaces and 6 steel-making furnaces, producing approximately 80,000 tons of iron per year.
Nearly 40,000 tons of steel and more than 20,000 tons of rails. This will greatly increase the steel production in Western Sichuan again and solve the current shortage of steel in Western Sichuan after the large-scale construction of infrastructure.
The whole of western Sichuan began to develop vigorously. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties fully opened the market to western Sichuan, which greatly stimulated the economic development of western Sichuan. Although foreign goods also poured into China in large quantities, the goods from western Sichuan were still the most expensive in terms of labor costs and transportation costs.
It has great advantages. At the same time, as Chinese, everyone also chooses domestic products as much as possible. This makes foreign products not as popular in China as the great powers imagined. This also creates conflicts between Western Sichuan and the great powers, especially Britain and France.
intensify.
In Wang Xiao's study at the Ambassador's Office during a tour of western Sichuan. Wang Xiao, Wang Yuze, Xiong Wu, Cai Yun and Jiang Xingguo were sitting around under a map of the Qing Dynasty's territory, discussing the situation at hand. Although it was already ten days
It's January, Chengdu has entered late autumn, and the weather is starting to get colder. But the high mountains in the north block the cold air, making Chengdu not as cold as the north.
Today is the day when Xiong Wu returns to Chengdu from Wuhan. After two months of sorting out, Wuhan has been completely integrated into the rule of Western Sichuan. Those stubborn resistance forces have long since disappeared under the powerful attack of the Western Sichuan Army. However,
, the army still has not evacuated Wuhan. Many Qing troops who were dispersed in the war turned into bandits, seriously threatening the stability of the place. The Western Sichuan Army will next carry out a bandit suppression operation to completely eliminate these bandits and ensure that the territory of Western Sichuan
Peace. However, Xiong Wu is no longer needed for such a battle. He can also return to Chengdu to take charge of the staff headquarters. Government affairs are on the right track. Military affairs in western Sichuan also need to be reformed. Today, the three top military officials
Everyone participated in this response, and the most important thing was to discuss this issue.
"Commander, the Western Sichuan Army now has 15 regular infantry divisions, 1 teaching division, 8 brigades and two cavalry corps, with a total strength of 45 people. There are also military industries, military academies and military hospitals that are closely related to the military.
etc. In order to ensure a more flexible command of the troops, the General Staff Headquarters plans to reform the army. First, training, equipment, logistics and other departments will be established under the General Staff Headquarters to be responsible for the daily training of the troops, equipment production and research and development, procurement and deployment of logistics materials, etc. Each
The defense areas of the troops will also be changed. They will mainly be stationed in several provinces newly under the rule of Western Sichuan." Xiong Wu said.
"Yes! I agree with this in principle!" Wang Xiao said. Compared with government affairs, he cares more about the control of the army. In this era, whoever has a gun in his hand, his words will be effective. Because
To ensure the dominance of western Sichuan, Wang Xiao must firmly control the army in his hands. Fortunately, the current army chiefs are basically trained by him, and they are naturally loyal to him. However, this is still
If it is not enough, he needs to establish the army's allegiance to Wang Yuze. After all, Wang Yuze is the heir to Western Sichuan. Fortunately, in this war, Wang Yuze performed well and has won the recognition of the big bosses in the army.
"Regarding defense areas, how are the staff headquarters divided?" Wang Xiao asked.
"Commander! This is the initial consideration of the General Staff Headquarters. The instructor division is still stationed in Chengdu, the first division is stationed in Panzhihua, and the second division is stationed in Chongqing. These three places are the most important heavy military garrison in western Sichuan!" Xiong Wu said. This
These three regions have concentrated more than 70% of the heavy industry and military production in western Sichuan, and there is no room for any sloppiness.
"Yeah! Keep going!" Wang Xiao nodded.
"The Third Division is stationed in Xi'an, the Fourth Division is stationed in Wuhan, the Fifth Division is stationed in Huanggang, the Sixth Division is stationed in Xiangyang, the Seventh Division is stationed in Jingzhou. The Eighth Division is stationed in Guiyang, the Ninth Division is stationed in Kunming, and the Tenth Division is stationed in Weinan.
The 11th Division is stationed in Shangluo, and the 12th Division is stationed in northern Shaanxi. The remaining 13th, 14th and 15th Divisions serve as reserves and are stationed near Chengdu. In addition, the 1st Brigade is deployed in southern Yunnan, and the 12th Division is stationed in northern Shaanxi.
The second brigade is deployed in the Wenshan area in eastern Yunnan, the third brigade is still deployed in Qijiang, the fifth brigade is deployed in Tongren, Guizhou, the sixth brigade is deployed in Duyun, Guizhou, the seventh brigade is deployed in Qamdo, and the tenth brigade joins the cavalry corps.
After that, the Eighth Brigade was deployed in Lhasa and the Ninth Brigade was deployed in the Shigatse area. Two cavalry corps, the First Cavalry Army was deployed in Qinghai and the Second Cavalry Army was deployed in Gansu. Once the war breaks out in the Central Plains, they can quickly move eastward.
Enter the battlefield!" Xiong Wu introduced them one by one.
Wang Xiao thought about it and found no problems, so he agreed to the plan of the General Staff Headquarters. The reason for deploying heavy troops in Hubei is because it is a protruding part of western Sichuan and is surrounded by the Manchus on three sides. It needs heavy defense. At the same time, he will be facing the enemy in the future.
When the Manchu and Qing dynasties launched an attack, this was also the bridgehead into the hinterland of the Manchu and Qing dynasty. As for Yunnan and Guizhou, in addition to guarding the places, the troops deployed were also waiting for opportunities to invade Guangxi. Capture Guangxi and then gain access to the sea. This is western Sichuan
What must be done in the next one to two years. No matter what method is used, access to the sea must be obtained. Otherwise, the naval fleet in western Sichuan will have to float on the sea. The second brigade, the fifth brigade and the sixth brigade
These veteran troops from Western Sichuan are deployed in areas close to Guangxi precisely to prepare for this.
"Father, dear uncles. During this battle, some problems were exposed in the army. Especially in terms of armaments. For example, soldiers generally responded that the 37mm mortar was not powerful enough and suggested replacing it with a larger caliber mortar.
The support firepower of the platoon. In addition, the heavy machine gun is too bulky and has a relatively short barrel service life. These have seriously affected the performance of the troops in combat and even caused us a lot of unnecessary losses. Therefore, I think that for now,
When there is no war, the military should make more improvements in these aspects!" Wang Yuze said.
"Yuze's suggestion is very important. Since the Equipment Department has been established under the General Staff Headquarters, let them start solving these problems!" Wang Xiao said.
Xiong Wu nodded. Although Western Sichuan won this battle, the problems exposed in it are indeed worth pondering. If these problems can be solved well, the combat effectiveness of the Western Sichuan army will definitely be greatly improved.
"In addition, can we consider marching into Xinjiang? Now that we have occupied Gansu, the connection between Xinjiang and the Manchu Qing Dynasty can only be through Mongolia in the north, which has been almost separated by us. I think it is time for us
Take Xinjiang!" Wang Yuze suggested.
"We have just signed an armistice agreement with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if we annex Xinjiang, I am afraid it will cause a backlash from the Manchu Qing Dynasty!" Jiang Xingguo said.
"In the eyes of the Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang is just a barren land, not very important. And now the Qing government does not have the strength to go to war with us. We can just find any excuse to deal with it!" Wang Yuze said. Xinjiang
Although it is barren, there is oil buried underground, which is very important to China in the future. In addition, the Russians have always been eyeing Xinjiang, and Wang Yuze has always been a little worried about putting Xinjiang in the hands of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it is still by
It is better to control it in western Sichuan.
"It's just that if we march into western Sichuan, the time for Manqing Princess to marry may have to be postponed again!" Cai Yun joked.
Everyone burst out laughing. Because of the establishment of the Western Sichuan Cabinet, the Qing court had already expressed its dissatisfaction by postponing the wedding. Wang Yuze was also very speechless about this.
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