Chapter 1454 Future Plan
After returning to Lushun, Chen Yixin's pace of life slowed down, as if he had returned to his previous state when he was in charge of civil affairs in Majiazhuang. Although the port's material transshipment affairs are still very busy, compared to the tight-paced environment on the front line, Lushun in the rear can really be described as "leisurely".
Chen Yixin's daily task is to go to the port early in the morning, check the goods that are about to be shipped, and then see if there are any fleets and materials scheduled to arrive at the port today. If so, he will wait at the port to count and receive them. If not, he will go back to Lushun Fort to help. Shaxi handles some civil affairs. It won't be too busy, but it won't be so idle that there is nothing to do. In your free time, you can sit down and drink tea, or go fishing on the pier, which is the most pleasant time in recent times.
Sha Xi was also very enthusiastic about Chen Yixin, whom he had worked with in the south. He would invite him to dinner every night. On the one hand, he discussed work arrangements, and on the other hand, he also used this opportunity to continue to build relationships. By the way, he took some military advice from Chen Yixin. news. Although Sha Xi is currently the nominal chief executive of the Liaodong region, the actual control of the local area is still in the hands of the military, and this situation may continue for several months, so he must also try to grasp the trends of the military. So as not to fall into a passive situation like the manpower issue again.
"Speaking of it, there is nothing bad about Liaodong except that it is cold in winter. You see, at least there is a lot of food here. You can eat anything you want in the mountains, fly in the sky, and swim in the sea. Old What a feast!" Sha Xi praised, putting a piece of braised roe deer meat into his mouth, and said with an expression of enjoyment: "This roe deer meat is not fat at all, but it tastes tender and delicious. It's really good. Something!”
Of course, this was not the first time Chen Yixin had eaten roe deer meat. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "This roe deer meat warms the spleen and stomach, strengthens the heart and lungs, diuresis and aphrodisiacs. Brother Sha can eat more to replenish his body."
Sha Xi smiled, put down his chopsticks, raised his glass and said, "One goes first!"
The two of them clinked their glasses and drank each. Sha Xi smacked his lips and said, "My family is still living in Guangdong. If you overdo it, there is no place to vent the anger. Unlike you, the worst is to take a boat back to Fushan County." , I’ll be home tomorrow if I leave today. By the way, you don’t have children yet?”
Chen Yixin shook his head, but his wife was already pregnant at this time, and the day of becoming a father was just around the corner.
Sha Xi gestured with two fingers and said: "I now have two children, one from each of the two women at home, exactly one boy and one girl. If things develop smoothly here, in half a year, all the family members will be brought to the north." Come and have two more children!”
Chen Yixin said: "In the future, will the child be sent back to Sanya to study, or will you stay with me?"
Sha Xi put down the chopsticks in his hands and replied in a deep voice: "Sanya has the advantages of Sanya, but it's such a far away place, and I don't feel safe sending it back if I'm too young. I plan to keep it with me, and then send it out when I'm almost an adult." See the world. Get an education, just in moderation. What I want is a successor who can revitalize the family, not a scientist.”
"Aren't you considering sending one or two children to join politics in the future?" Chen Yixin is no longer the ignorant high school student he was at the beginning. He is now considering some things that require long-term planning.
"You don't have to start in Sanya to start politics." Sha Xi paused for a moment, and then expressed some of his views: "In the future, the territory of Haihan Kingdom will become larger and larger, and it will be difficult to establish the centralized system on the mainland. , most of the time, local princes will be enfeoffed in disguise according to local conditions. Even if the local leaders do not want the second generation to join politics, the executive committee will not turn a blind eye. No matter whether the officials in charge of the local area are governors or senior officials. Or for any other position, the executive committee should ask for one or two direct children to be sent to Sanya to study and work.”
"Isn't this...a hostage?" Chen Yixin immediately understood the meaning of Sha Xi's words, but he had never thought of such a possibility. He said in shock: "The Executive Committee should not use this method to deal with colonial areas. Senior officer? ”
"Then you can find a better way?" Sha Xi said with a smile: "In a few years, when places like Taiwan and Liaodong develop to the point where they can be self-sufficient, and even organize their own armed forces and appoint officials, if they are not fully protected, someone will be born. Ambition comes. Even if you don't dare to be independent, if you want to form your own system and set up a small court in the local area, the executive committee will not necessarily intervene in it and send the next generation of the family to the capital for pledge. It’s old-fashioned, but it’s a very useful trick whether it’s used to restrict local areas or just as a gentleman’s agreement.”
Chen Yixin remained silent. He knew that the situation Sha Xi mentioned was indeed very likely to occur in the near future. This has nothing to do with whether the political system is advanced or not, it is purely a practical need. Even with the existence of communication tools such as radio stations, the Haihan Executive Committee in this era is still unable to achieve efficient and real-time supervision of a territory spanning thousands of miles. To restrain local officials from being loyal to Sanya and not having any disloyalty, in addition to interests In addition to the binding, some unconventional means can only be used.
Officials like Sha Xi who took the initiative to apply for a post in Liaodong certainly did not intend to simply contribute to the country. Chen Yixin could also imagine that he must have some personal ambitions that he needed to implement with the help of his current position. As long as officials like this who have been in charge of local affairs since the early days of the colony did not commit major mistakes or apply for it on their own for some reasons, the executive committee will generally not easily transfer their positions, and will also default to their local positions. special status and power.
To put it bluntly, when everyone joined this group to participate in the time-travel operation, most of them had the intention of doing something great in this time and space. Even if they couldn't squeeze into the executive committee with too few seats to experience the feeling of governing a country, at least they could I want to get a piece of territory under my own jurisdiction and enjoy the pleasure of being a local emperor. The Executive Committee will not tolerate acts of treason and independence, but it will certainly not mind granting some overseas colonies to hard-working and capable personnel to operate, just like the situation Shahi is currently experiencing. The Executive Committee handed over the newly conquered Liaodong territory to Sha Xi and asked the army to escort the development of Liaodong. However, the specific development process would not be able to receive as much support as the southern colonies closer to Hainan, including human resources. Many difficulties inside can only be solved by Shaxi himself. He is both the manager and operator of this place and needs to bear a considerable part of the development investment. However, if the local area begins to reap economic gains in two or three years, he will also be the most direct beneficiary. If you run it well, you can even pass on your power here to the descendants of the family.
Of course, if Shaxi's management here is not good and there is still no improvement after one or two years, then the executive committee will probably not have more patience to wait for Shaxi to slowly continue to toss, and will definitely select another person to replace him. . You can become a local emperor in overseas colonies, but your ability and loyalty must be recognized by the executive committee.
Seeing Chen Yixin's silence, Sha Xi knew that his words might have touched a certain nerve in him, so he continued: "The route I took is only suitable for my own situation, and it certainly doesn't have much reference value for you. . When you lead troops to fight, you won't be able to stay in one place for long, and you won't have much chance to run the business locally. Unless you are willing to step down from the front line, like Qiao Zhiya and Shi Diwen, you might as well just sit somewhere and not leave. When I slowly transitioned from the military to the political world, it was a different journey, and I ended up on the same path. Of course, their personal abilities were already very strong, and their path was much smoother than mine.”
Chen Yixin then responded: "Brother Sha, you are right. People have to plan for the future. In fact, I also used my own money to invest in some plantations in the south, and I plan to slowly send some of my wife's reliable relatives to the south. Taking care of business. But it’s still hard to see clearly what’s going on with the next generation. As you said, those of us who are soldiers may repeat our current living conditions for the next ten or twenty years, leading our troops to march south. During the Northern War, when children grew up, most of them joined the army and took the path that their parents could provide them with. "
Sha Xi picked up the wine bottle and filled the glass in front of Chen Yixin, then slowly poured himself a glass. After putting down the bottle, he continued: "Actually, there are many people taking your path now. After all, plantation is a very profitable business. , as long as you are willing to spend money, you can get your money back within a few years, and the profit period is long, and you can still make profits from it ten or twenty years later. However, investments like yours are actually very blind. I basically heard that there is no such thing. In the new plantation project, the money was invested without even knowing which way the plantation gate opened. Even the land title was stored in Sanya, and all the funds coming in and out were entrusted to the bank for custody. The income was good. , but it is far worse than running it by yourself. Now that you have thought of sending your wife’s relatives to run the plantation, let me give you a suggestion: continue investing in the south, and don’t ignore it in the north. Only by diversifying your investments can you reduce risks. ”
Chen Yixin heard what he meant and asked proactively: "Brother Sha, you mean...investing in Liaodong?"
Sha Xi nodded and said: "It's all investment. If you invest in a plantation here, you can at least keep an eye on it for a period of time in the early stages of development. Whether the land is good or bad, whether the area is sufficient, and whether the workers you hire are honest and hard-working, you can see these things with your own eyes. Isn’t it much safer than a southern plantation where you haven’t seen a single hair? ”
Chen Yixin was slightly moved after hearing this, and continued to ask: "Brother Sha, do you have any plans for the development here?"
Sha Xixin said that he was afraid that you would not be interested in knowing, so he took the initiative to introduce: "Gao Huan from the Ministry of Agriculture came with me to Liaodong this time, and you have met him two days ago. He is a direct disciple of Mr. Yuan, although He is not very social and has a boring temper, but he is really good at agricultural projects. He planned all the agricultural development plans in Liaodong, including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishery, etc., and he has absolute expertise in technology. The only difference in security is funds and manpower. Although I have some spare money, I can only afford one-tenth of the more than 100 square kilometers of land here, but I don't want the speculators outside. If you let them in too early, these guys are used to the land enclosure in the south. If you let them in, they will definitely take over all the land in a few seconds. It will be inconvenient for you to take care of yourself in the future. If Brother Chen is interested, I will let him go later. I’d like to give you a detailed introduction. It’s better to take care of you than to take care of you.”
Chen Yixin said: "Since it is a good thing, then I am probably not the only one Brother Sha has to take care of, right?"
Sha Xi nodded and said: "Since you asked, I won't hide it from you. Several senior officials who came to Liaodong from Sanya this time, except Gao Huan who is currently staying in Lushun Fort, Bai Kesi, Liu Shanxia, and Zhang Guang have all gone to the front line. You I should have already met them. These people have already said hello to me, and they will be responsible for the agricultural development project in Liaodong.”
The mission of these people in Liaodong is not to stay permanently like Sha Xi. Bai Kesi is to escort new equipment on behalf of the ordnance industry department and test the actual results. Liu Shanxia is responsible for guiding Liaodong's infrastructure affairs. Of course, his focus is the reconstruction project of the defense line in the Jinzhou Isthmus. Zhang Guang's mission was to debug the communication equipment of various colonies along the way and set up a regional communication center in the Liaodong Peninsula covering the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and Liaodong.
These people were well-informed in Sanya and knew that the colonies newly included in the Haihan territory had great development potential. The earlier they invested in land enclosures, the more cost-effective they would be. Therefore, they all told Shaxi to invest in them and take shares. However, Baikes and others are all based in the south. Apart from providing money, it is difficult for them to play a practical role in promoting the development and construction of Liaodong. Even if Bai Kesigui is an executive committee member, he cannot dictate matters here that are still under the jurisdiction of the military.
Because of this, Sha Xi needed to find a partner in the military, and Chen Yixin, who was the youngest among these generals and had experience working with Sha Xi, was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. After the war at the front came to an end, Qian Tiandun transferred Chen Yixin back to Lushun, which made Sha Xi feel like he was falling asleep on a pillow, and he took this opportunity to further strengthen the relationship between the two.
Sha Xi didn't mind giving Chen Yixin a piece of Liaodong's development process, because he knew very well that it would be difficult for him to eat such a whole piece of cake with his own strength alone. It would be better to find a few more partners to take this piece of cake. Make the cake bigger, so that the benefits of sharing it in your own hands may be more than taking it all to yourself from the beginning. So since he caught the opportunity during the banquet today, he naturally wanted to persuade Chen Yixin to join his camp. If Chen Yixin was willing to join the group, Sha Xi even wanted to drag Qian Tiandun and others in through him. He knew that if the military could help develop Liaodong, the process would be much smoother than if he did it alone. And having a good relationship with the military will also have many long-term benefits for him to govern the region in Liaodong in the future.
(End of chapter)