Xia Simin was full of expectations for his trip to Qingdao, because during the days he lived in Jinan, he had a deep feeling about the appearance of Jinan, because here, whether in the countryside or in the city, what Xia Simin saw was a scene of vitality and progress. The streets were clean and tidy, and there was almost no beggar. Whether it was a farmer, a craftsman, or a small vendor, they were all optimistic and positive.

Xia Simin is an experienced person, and has traveled to most of China. He has never found such a place full of vitality and vitality. Wherever he goes, the rich family is indeed extravagant, but more are the farmers who are struggling with hard work and struggle on the line of life and death, and are even groups of beggars, and they are all numb and mediocre. Compared with these places, although the situation in Jinan cannot be said to be a paradise, it is definitely considered a peaceful life and work, and this contrast also forms a very sharp contrast.

Although it was Xia Simin's first time to visit Jinan, he also knew that Jinan under the Qing Dynasty's rule in the past should be no different from other places. It was only after overseas Chinese ruled Jinan that such changes occurred. Moreover, such changes occurred in just half a year after overseas Chinese ruled Jinan, and Xia Simin couldn't help but admire the governance of overseas Chinese.

Of course, when Wang Sheng met Xia Simin, he also talked about the land reform system of the East China government. Of course, this was also the instruction of the East China government. Although the time traveler intends to establish a good relationship with Xia Simin, the land reform system is now the basic national policy of the time traveler. If Xia Simin cannot recognize this national policy, the basis of cooperation between the two sides will be very worrying. Therefore, let Wang Sheng test Xia Simin's attitude first.

In fact, Xia Simin had heard of some land reform before, and of course he only heard some one-sided words, but he didn't think much about it. First, the dynasties in China did have a stage of reallocating land at the beginning of its establishment; second, even if overseas Chinese occupy some land for themselves, this is understandable.

But after talking to Wang Sheng, Xia Simin learned what the land reform system of overseas Chinese was like, and she also understood the most fundamental reason why the scenery he saw in Jinan was different from other places. Because farmers under overseas Chinese had their own land, and they didn’t have to worry about their land being stolen by the landlords and could farm and produce with peace of mind, so they would naturally have positive and optimistic emotions.

Wang Sheng said frankly that if we want to change China today, if we do not carry out land reform, it would be useless even if the Qing court was overthrown. After thinking about this for a while, Xia Simin agreed with Wang Sheng's point of view, because Xia Simin is familiar with ancient and modern times. Although the Qing court was ruled by foreign races, the entire social system was not much different from the previous Ming, Yuan and Song dynasties. Therefore, even if the Qing court was overthrown, if the social system did not change, China would still not be able to become prosperous and strong. Although the means of land reform for overseas Chinese people was a little more intense, it was indeed the only way now.

However, Xia Simin also asked Wang Sheng a question, that is, the East China government is now fully capable of urging troops northward to attack Beijing and overthrow the Qing court, but why did he still remain unmoved and betray the Qing court? Wang Sheng just smiled at this issue, saying that this was the decision of the Executive Yuan, and suggested that Xia Simin go to Qingdao to ask the leadership of the East China government this question.

Xia Simin thought about it and was right. After all, Wang Sheng was just a local official. Of course, he could not make a decision on the overall direction of the East China government. At this time, Jing Tingbin, Zhao Sanduo and others had stabilized in Jinan, so Xia Simin said goodbye to everyone and went to Qingdao under the arrangement of the Jinan government.

After arriving in Qingdao, Xia Simin opened her eyes because Xia Simin had been to Japan, had some contact with the revolutionary party, broadened her horizons, and had a certain understanding of the outside world. Although Japan is not a developed country now, after more than 30 years of Meiji Restoration, the entire country has indeed undergone fundamental changes and has initially reached the standard of a comprehensive industrial country. Since it is some emerging cities or urban areas, it has obvious characteristics of industrial cities. Of course, Xia Simin does not understand the concepts of industrialization and urbanization, but she also has an intuitive understanding that developed, prosperous and powerful national cities should look like this.

Although Qingdao's city is not large in size, its urban appearance and environment are quite similar to those of Japan's emerging cities or urban areas, and even surpass them. The vast roads are either covered with bricks and stones or hardened. They are very flat and tidy, clean. Pedestrians, knights and carriages are all on their own. Although they are constantly passing by, they are orderly; and on both sides of the road are neat and simple brick-and-wood houses, almost all of which are more than 3 or 4 floors. Single-story bungalows are not visible at all, and towering street lights are erected. There are basically various shops and shops on the street, showing a prosperous scene.

Moreover, Xia Simin carefully observed that the clothes and dresses of pedestrians were very different from those of the Qing court. There were only a few people wearing traditional long gowns and mandarin jackets and melon-shaped hats, while most of the clothes were Western-style middle buttons, short cloaks and narrow-sleeved clothes, which looked simple and energetic. Most of the hats they wore were Western-style. And more importantly, eight out of ten people had cut off the debate. In Xia Simin's concept, this was completely like a developed society.

This also further increased Xia Simin's favorability towards overseas Chinese. It seems that it is not Jinan that has changed, but Qingdao. It can be imagined that other places in Shandong will inevitably undergo changes to a greater or lesser extent. Since overseas Chinese can make Qingdao and Jinan change, once they rule the entire China, they will definitely be able to make China prosperous and strong. But why are overseas Chinese still holding their troops alone in Shandong Province? They even have to maintain their subordinate relations with the Qing court on their behalf. You must know that with their military strength, it is easy to defeat the Qing court? Is it difficult for them to have any concerns?

Xia Simin was also warmly welcomed by the East China government. Qin Zheng was responsible for meeting Xia Simin and introduced the current development status of the East China government and the ongoing five-year plan to Xia Simin. After listening to these, Xia Simin's admiration for overseas Chinese became deeper, because this development plan is not only comprehensive and detailed, but also very organized, which also shows that overseas Chinese do have excellent ability to govern the country.

Of course, Xia Simin also raised his own questions to Qin Zheng. However, Qin Zheng did not directly answer Xia Simin, but suggested that Xia Simin visit Qingdao for a few days, and also gave Xia Simin a few books, so that he could have a comprehensive understanding of the situation in Qingdao and the political concepts of time travelers, and then talk about this issue. After hearing this, Xia Simin thought that this arrangement was good, so he agreed.

Then, under the arrangement of the East China government, Xia Simin visited the steel factory, shipyard, Sifang Locomotive Factory, Hope School and other places. At night, he carefully read the books given to him by Qin Zheng at his residence. In fact, the content of these books is basically a collection of various views expressed by time travelers in the past two years. It was organized by Qin Zheng, and summarized and edited into a book. This also represents the thoughts and views of time travelers.

After the experiences over the past few days, I also believe that Xia Sigong has benefited a lot. He used to be a supervisor in the Hanyang Arsenal and had some understanding of modern enterprises. However, after visiting these factories in Qingdao and reading the book Qin Zheng gave him, he understood the concepts of industry and industrialization, and realized that only industrialization can make China truly prosperous and powerful. Only then did he understand that the five-year plan implemented by overseas Chinese and the Westernization Movement organized by the Qing court are completely different. Therefore, he felt enlightened and enlightened.

Although Xia Simin wanted China to be prosperous and strong, he was indeed a little confused in the face of the major changes that had not been seen in three thousand years and did not know how to do it. Therefore, when the Westernization Movement emerged, Xia Simin once believed that the Westernization Movement could make China prosperous and strong. As a result, the Qing court was defeated by Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Although the Westernization Movement was not completely bankrupt, it was obviously impossible to make China prosperous and strong. The Xinxin faction, who advocated the implementation of the constitution, came on the stage again, believing that China had to carry out institutional reforms to be prosperous and strong. Xia Simin felt it made sense. Unfortunately, the Restoration faction was not only a flash in the pan, but also the many reform policies introduced during the Hundred Days Reform were really incredible. Later, the Fighting State Changes in the Gengzi Kingdom finally made Xia Simin completely disappointed with the Qing court and became a revolutionary who advocated the overthrow of the Qing court by force.

But what should I do after overthrowing the Qing court? Xia Sibu still didn't understand how to make China prosperous and strong after overthrowing the Qing court, so he had to first aim at overthrowing the Qing court. Anyway, he had realized this point. As long as it was ruled by the Qing court, China would never be able to become prosperous and strong. Therefore, after completing this goal, we will find a way to make China prosperous and strong. After all, it doesn't mean that others can't think of it. After successfully overthrowing the Qing court, he will succeed and retreat. But the experience of these few days has given Xia Sibu a more intuitive understanding of the word "national prosperity and strength".

Three days later, Qin Zheng met Xia Siben again, and the two of them had a more profound conversation.

Qin Zheng first smiled and said, "How did Mr. Xia feel when he visited Qingdao these days?"

Xia Sigong said: "I can't hide it from you. I really feel enlightened overnight. The ability of your people to govern Shandong is indeed admirable. It's just a mere Shandong Province. It's really aggrieved that your people are the talents, and you should be determined to be in the whole country."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Mr. Xia is too much. In fact, we are only experiencing the stones now. Although we have achieved some success, it is still far from enough. As for what Mr. Xia asked me, why don't we send troops to overthrow the Qing court now, I can answer clearly now."
Chapter completed!