Chapter 2828
After Bai Letong finished the meeting that day, he hurried to a restaurant in Majiazhuang for a banquet. Today, Chen Pingliao was in charge. He and Ning Zijing were treated to a private banquet, and he used this private occasion to explain to them the schedule for the subsequent inspection of Liaodong.
As soon as Bai Letong entered the private room, he apologized to the two of them for being late. Ning Zijing saw that his face looked tired, so he joked: "It seems that this meeting you are leading is not very easy!"
Bai Letong did not deny Ning Zijing's opinion, but said helplessly: "To be honest, I would rather take a boat out to sea for ten days than spend another day in a meeting with these pestering old scholars."
Ning Zijing smiled and said, "Why, did you have a quarrel with these people?"
"It's not just a quarrel..." Bai Letong shook his head and said: "The whole meeting was quarrelsome from beginning to end. Every task I assigned had to be argued with them repeatedly. Look, do I have a big head now? How many laps? ”
Chen Pingliao said with a smile: "It is very troublesome to deal with these old masters. Even if you are full of words, it will be difficult to convince them. If it were not for the lack of teachers, I would have cleared them all out."
Bai Letong said angrily: "I finally understand why the new teaching plan of the Ministry of Culture and Education has been poorly promoted in the north. Grassroots education institutions are controlled by such a group of people, and the instructions of the Ministry of Culture and Education have not been effectively implemented at all!"
Chen Pingliao said: "That's not as bad as you said. For example, in last year's rural examination in the Northern Region, the top ranking candidates were almost all graduates from public primary schools. This shows that after we established public primary schools, we still had some effect. Some effects.”
Bai Letong said: "The main thing is that the set of things they advocate conflicts with the teaching plan of the Ministry of Culture and Education. This time I selected a few of the most stubborn people and transferred them to idle institutions. Liao, please make arrangements later.”
Chen Pingliao nodded and said: "You also remember to report to the Ministry of Culture and Education to allocate more normal students to us."
Ning Zijing said: "Since these people are stubborn, I'm afraid they can't be sent away so easily, right?"
Bai Letong sighed and said: "Who says it's not the case? Although these people are loyal and filial when they open their mouths and polite and honest when they are silent, they all understand very well in their hearts. If they are transferred to idle institutions, not only will their income be reduced by more than half, but they will also be gone. The educational institution will no longer have a steady stream of students, and personal influence will be greatly reduced. When they heard about the transfer, they all stared as if I was digging their ancestral graves.”
Chen Pingliao smiled and said: "They are not saints who do not eat the fireworks of the world. Of course they will plan for their own interests."
Ning Zijing said: "Then why not reprimand them with a low face and scare these old stubborns. If they don't obey the arrangements, they will be punished for disobeying the decision of the executive committee."
Bai Letong shook his head and said: "These people are influential figures with the right to speak in the local area. If strict measures are taken against them, it will easily cause bad public opinion. And some people have tough attitudes, maybe just to deceive the court." The stick is used to fight for fame, but if we use tough measures, they will get what they want.”
Chen Pingliao said: "There is no need to be so radical. Le Tong and I have discussed the method before. Just act according to the plan."
Ning Zijing asked curiously: "Then what methods have you prepared?"
Bai Letong said: "What else can be done? Since these people care about fame and fortune, then give them some fame and fortune as compensation. Pay them severance compensation, and give them several honorary consultant titles... As long as the conditions are in place. , naturally there won’t be so many complaints.”
Ning Zi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "In the end, you still have to use money to solve the problem. But this is fine. If the problem can be solved with money, then it is not a big problem. There is no need to be angry about this kind of thing." Bai Letong waved his hand. Said: "Let's not talk about these troublesome things...eat, eat, and chat while eating."
After three rounds of drinking, Chen Pingliao began to talk about the itinerary for inspecting Liaodong.
In accordance with the requirements of the Executive Committee and Bai Kesi, the next inspection in the Liaodong region will focus on several important cities and resource areas in the region, roughly along the route of Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou, Haizhou, and Shenyang. Conduct inspections from south to north.
Of course, if you have enough time, you can temporarily arrange inspection activities in other locations during the period. Even if you have to stay in Liaodong for several months, you will still have somewhere to go. After all, the area occupied by Haihan in Liaodong at this time was already very vast, far beyond the two states of Denglai.
Bai Letong asked: "When I was in Sanya, I heard that Liaodong had taken back the Ming Dynasty's original territory from the Manchus. Is this true?"
Chen Pingliao nodded and said: "When our country signed the armistice agreement with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these territories had been basically recovered. The area extending from the Yalu River in the east, to Liaohaiwei Qingyang Fort in the north, and from Liaodong Bay to Shanhaiguan in the west. All have been returned to our country, but this is only the area that was actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and does not include the areas controlled by the dependent Jurchen tribe.”
Bai Letong said: "In this case, the development prospects of Liaodong region are promising!"
Chen Pingliao said with a smile: "The land has been taken back, but there are still many problems in developing it. When the Manchus retreated, they took away most of the local population, and then some people fled to the areas controlled by the Ming Dynasty in the pass. Therefore, most of the places we took back are vast and sparsely populated, and there is not enough labor force for development. ”
Bai Letong said in astonishment: "It's not surprising that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was trying to clear out the country and move the population away, but why do some people still flee to the Ming Dynasty? Don't they know the benefits of staying? When the time comes, they will need houses and land. Wouldn’t it be better for them to have land instead of fleeing to other places? ”
Chen Pingliao said: "When dynasties change and governance changes, the people will have all kinds of worries after all! What we can do now is to strengthen publicity, move immigrants from other places to Liaodong, and slowly fill these places. ”
Ning Zijing muttered: "For such a big place, I'm afraid it won't be enough for hundreds of thousands of people to move in!"
Chen Pingliao nodded and said: "Anyway, the more the merrier. We are mining in Liaodong and the demand for labor is quite large. If hundreds of thousands of people come here, they don't have to worry about not having a job."
Bai Letong said: "Since the Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated, why don't we attack them and send troops to kidnap the people from their territory?"
Chen Pingliao explained: "The method you mentioned is feasible in theory, but there are still many problems in actual operation. The northern border of our current actual control area is about two hundred miles away from Shenyang City. It is not impossible to advance northward, but there will be problems if the army is stationed for a long time. If the scale of the garrison is small, it will not be enough to deter the enemy. If the scale of the garrison is large, the supplies will not be able to keep up."
"The large-scale settlements in the Manchu-controlled areas where the population is concentrated are still about three hundred miles north of the border. If you want to launch a large-scale attack, such a long supply line needs to be maintained along the way. If you want to bring back thousands of people after the war, With a population of 10,000 and a distance of five to six hundred miles, the team escorting the prisoners would have to travel for seven or eight days. You can think about how much supplies you need to prepare along the way."
(End of chapter)