The Manchuria land was already a little muddy in May. Lu Xiaofeng, the captain of the Manchuria Development Team and the Manchuria Security Commander, stepped on a small path made of cinders, looked at the field in front of him from afar, and asked impatiently: "Isn't anyone here able to farm?"

Several officers looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't know what to say. After a long time, Major Bei Zhensheng, who had the highest rank, stood up and said to Lu Xiaofeng: "Commander, here are all savages who make a living by fishing and hunting. What do they know about farming? On the Manchu and Mongolian land, only Daur people can farm, but there are fewer people here. If you don't want to use Harbin and Ningguta, let some of them be transferred here. Anyway, they have nothing to do."

Speaking of the last sentence, Major Bei Zhensheng's tone inevitably had a sour smell. Once upon a time, he was also the commander of Harbin Fort, where he was in charge of the wind and rain, and he was in charge of one side. The tribe leaders from far and near curled up with him. It was so glorious. But who would have thought that once the emperor was the emperor, once the captain Chen Kechen left, he didn't stay in Harbin for long, and soon moved to multiple positions. Finally, he simply went to Xiangyang County, Jiangwon Road, North Korea, and served as the head of the East Coast Military Advisory Corps, helping the Quan family train the new army, casting a shadow on the future.

This time, the east coast swept the Haixi Jurchen tribe, and asked the Kingdom of Korea to send 5,000 troops to assist. The North Koreans weighed the pros and cons, but they dared not refuse. So they finally selected three thousand imperial guards from the Imperial Camp Hall and ordered the east military envoy Quan Dazhong (son of Quan Fengzhu) to control Gaocheng, Gancheng and Xiangyang counties, Quan Dazhong (son of Quan Fengzhu) to send two thousand troops to gather 5,000 troops, and then took the ships of the Third Fleet Northeast Asian Squadron to arrive on the northern coast of the Whale Sea to land at the right time.

These 5,000 North Korean soldiers were basically commanded by Major Bei Zhensheng, the commander of the East Coast Military Advisory Corps. They landed near Oga in the future. This was the estuary of a river, but it was very open outside the port, and the sea water was unexpectedly deep, which was very suitable for large warships of the East Coast people. So the 5,000 troops landed nearby for four or five days and assembled.

The land of Manchuria has a harsh climate and low civilization level. Most of the indigenous people living among the white mountains and black waters make a living by fishing and hunting. Therefore, if you want to find more indigenous people, you can find the right thing along the river, because fish is an indispensable material for the production and life of these nations. Not only do people need to eat it, but it is also the staple food for dogs. The above are the rules summarized by people from the east coast outside the northeast for many years.

Of course, Manchuria is a bit different from the Northeast. After all, for thousands of years, there has been relatively more contact with the people of the Central Plains, especially hundreds of years ago, there was a prosperous Great Liao Empire. In that era, many Han people from Youzhou went to Manchuria to serve as officials, and many Han merchants and handicraftsmen also came here to live, bringing a lot of culture and technology from the Central Plains, making the people here relatively more civilized and advanced than the Northeast.

However, this is limited! No matter how advanced or civilized you are, you will regress if you lose your own writing. To this day, even if there is still a little residue, it is still very limited. Therefore, the indigenous people on Manchuria can still be called savages, and they still use fishing and hunting as their main lifestyle. It is definitely not wrong to look for them along the river!

The combat effectiveness of the 5,000 North Korean soldiers commanded by Major Bei Zhensheng is still pretty sloppy. The Korean monarch and ministers are not fools. Since they have decided to send troops, sending some bad guys will not only cause losses to the generals, but also harm the East Coast people. Why bother? Therefore, the three thousand imperial camps and imperial guards set out from Hanyang City are all selected elite troops, and the two thousand troops of the Quan clan in Xiangyang were also rectified by Bei Zhensheng himself. Therefore, these people are still able to fight, although they are definitely not as good as those of the East Coast people.

After a few days of rest, five thousand people moved along the river. During this period, they encountered several small tribes. After the battle, they had some minor setbacks, but after adjustment, they basically turned defeated to victory. From the second half of last year to the beginning of this year, they had experienced more than 20 battles of all sizes (they retreated to Oga Port in winter to rest, because the port was frozen during this season and the army could not receive supplies), and more than 6,000 people from various groups of the Haixi Jurchen tribes were killed, wounded and captured, and the results were very brilliant.

Lu Xiaofeng received some information from Oga Port in Vladivostok, which were sent by scouts braved the cold and traveled thousands of miles across the country for life. After reading it, he had a little understanding of the situation on Oga, but he was still very worried, worried that those people were fooling him and losing would be a victory. Because he knew very well that the fighting power of the Haixi Jurchens, even if the North Korean army was equipped with advanced equipment, it might not be able to win. You must know that Huang Taiji mobilized 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers at the heyday, but he could not beat the 6,000 wild Jurchens with simple equipment. Can the North Koreans really do it? Therefore, after the frozen cold in the spring and the ships could leave the port, he followed the fleet transporting food and ammunition to the north and arrived at Oga Port.

Fortunately, the situation really made him feel relieved! These North Koreans looked okay, well-equipped and trained normally, and they should be elite troops in the front line in North Korea. Fortunately, when they were tracing up the river from Oga Port, they had almost never encountered large-scale savages. The largest group of people was about one thousand people. Through the terrain ambush, they actually gave the North Korean army quite a lot of damage, so they were eventually defeated by these Koreans.

Of course, the relatively difficult struggle of the Koreans in fighting was also related to the lack of internal support. In the Harbin Fort, the East Coast people released Jurchens Samur and the Mongol Orgrad back in the early years, and managed the 32 Tun tribes who were eager to fight on the east coast. Therefore, Wei Wendu led his army to kill him and responded with all his responses. However, without this condition here, the East Coast people ignored the operation of the Haixi Jurchens, and their penetration was not strong, and the party led the way was trained very little. Therefore, the North Koreans had no internal support after landing, and it was very difficult to advance, not just because of their lack of combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, they were in large numbers, and the women and savages here were not in a system. Therefore, they went deeper by one or two hundred kilometers and almost met with the group of troops heading north of Vladivostok. At present, these 4,000 Korean soldiers (the casualties have not been supplemented yet) are divided into three units, stationed in three camps, including Oga, Fuma (near the town of Fumanovo in later generations), and Xigu (near Chuguevka in later generations), controlling the areas where women who have been conquered for more than half a year.

After Lu Xiaofeng came, he carefully asked about the situation here, especially the three garrison sites, and finally decided to set up townships in these three places, establish settlements, and control the entire line. There was a reason for him to do this, because to the west of Xiegu Township, the army from Vladivostok north was progressing smoothly, and had already broken or subjugated all local tribes, and set up settlements at the important node Beigu Township (near the later Alseniev City), and sent troops to launch military camps.

It can be seen from the map that after the establishment of these four settlements, they can be connected into a line, as the saying goes, with points to lead the line. Considering that the people of the East Coast have already established many settlements along the Ussuri River, after the horizontal and vertical lines meet in the Licheng Township area, they can use lines to lead the surface and control a very vast area, so Lu Xiaofeng did not hesitate to agree to establish a series of settlements here.

However, there are settlements, but what about people? The original Jurchens were definitely not. These people are good at fishing and hunting, but they can’t farm. If no one can farm, everyone lives by water and grass or hunts everywhere, how can the settlements be maintained? That’s why Lu Xiaofeng’s initial question was that no one can farm here?

After hearing Bei Zhensheng's reply, he basically confirmed that this place is really too backward. If it is not led by a large number of immigrants from advanced areas, it is basically difficult to get civilized. So, I will find a way to find a way around Ningshao. The population there is growing rapidly, but neither agriculture nor industry nor commerce can carry too much population, so I can only export it. The Far East Vaticans and the East Coast are undoubtedly the main places for local immigrants to go.

However, the number of immigrants from the south cannot be infinite, and there are many choices of destinations. They can be attracted to the Manchuria and Mongolia area every year. There are only five or six thousand people, and there are still many places to compete for them! I won’t talk about distant places such as the Northeast. From last year to this year, Lu Xiaofeng established Dongbao Township (near Nadhoka), Songyang Township (near Artem), Kazan Township (near Kazanka Small Town), Dongning Township (near Dongning City of Later), Suifenhe Township (near Suifenhe City of Later), Tuli Township (near Tuliluoge Town), Hulin Township (near Hulin City of Later), etc., which are relatively dense and many people need to be arranged. Therefore, there may not be many Ningshao immigrants who can use these places. It is indeed a very headache to say.

Could it be that only what Bei Zhensheng said, to transfer people from Harbin Fort and Model Fort? That is really a not funny joke! You know, there are also many people there, and many Ning Shao immigrants were arranged to live and intermarry with locals, and they are in the stage of integration and adjustment. At this time, the local population is rashly reduced, and the hidden dangers are very high, and Lu Xiaofeng dared not do this.

Alas, others have a lot of people and land, but the east coast has few people and land. This is really a bad thing. Lu Xiaofeng is a little helpless about this. The land of Manchuria is undoubtedly fertile and has rich mineral resources. Moreover, the Dabo Botanical Garden on Sakhalin Island has achieved remarkable results after decades of seed research. Wheat suitable for planting in the Northeast region and rice seeds have been launched for several generations. Small-scale experiments have proved that these cold-resistant seeds can be planted, grown, and produced in high latitudes of Manchuria and Mongolia, and the yield is quite good. In the medium-scale promotional planting experiments in Harbin Fort, Model Fort and even Boli counties, the response was also quite good.

After all, the temperature in this era has rebounded a lot compared to the coldest period in the early Qing Dynasty. In fact, it is no problem not to rebound. In the late 19th century, the temperature in Northeast China was lower than that in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, so it can still be planted. Of course, this is due to the North Korean farmers' concentration on fighting against cold rice seeds. There are a lot of black soil in the Northeast Plain that can be used to grow grain, and then become a stable granary. While meeting local consumption, there may be plenty of money to export to Ningshao, which is currently dumping in large quantities in the local area, forming a competition with the Northeast grain and Nanyang grain, which are currently being dumped, to reduce the degree of silver outflow.

But all the above requirements require people, and it is a population from civilized areas with sufficient farming experience! But it is really a headache! Ning Shao is a large population, but there are many places to watch. Officials from the local immigration department have been sitting in the seaport for many years, using land and settlement fees to tempt these people to the east coast. Although it is a psychological barrier for them to travel to the ocean for a long time, many of them are attracted to them, which greatly reduces the number of immigrants in the three towns of Denglai, Manchuria and Heishui.

Fortunately, the population of Denglai has grown rapidly in recent years and its attractiveness to immigrants has declined a lot. The climate is cold but rich in resources and many opportunities. The attractiveness of the two towns of Manchuria and Mongolia has increased. Otherwise, I don’t know what to do! Heishui can attract people with a relatively generous living environment and many job opportunities. Manchuria has a great disadvantage in this regard. If you want to attract the population, you have to make a good plan. Lu Xiaofeng has already made up his mind that after returning to Vladivostok, he will immediately find the relevant departments responsible for immigration, ask them to increase their efforts, increase investment, and try every means to attract talents. This is the foundation of the development of Manchuria and Mongolia and has to be taken seriously!

As a cadre who has worked in the Manchuria and Mongolia region for many years, Lu Xiaofeng, who has risen step by step from the county magistrate, regional security commander, and pioneer team leader, still has deep feelings for this white mountain and black water. His two children were born here, and his youth was dedicated here, and he hoped that this land would become better than anyone else. Seeing that Ningshao, Denglai and other places are developing rapidly and their economy is booming, the Black Water Management Committee has also developed steadily with the implementation of one local investment project after another, he felt anxious in his heart.

In his opinion, Manchuria and Mongolia have pastures, forests, black soil, coal, iron, gold, and rich fishery resources. This place is a completely large treasure house. If there is enough population to fill it, as long as there is a lasting investment for decades, then this area will be enough to develop into an entity that changes the regional pattern. There is no doubt about this.

Lu Xiaofeng had an ambition, that is, one day he would obtain local permission to introduce more modern new things to the Manchuria and Mongolia land, such as the railway where he had been busy with nothing but had no results, such as the military factory, a machining factory, etc. He was planning to obtain loans to build. In short, he was willing to pay more for this place, but he was helpless and clever, and there was no one!

Someone once suggested to him that the former was soon rejected by her. The Kingdom of Korea should be next to it. If you don’t want to lay hidden dangers for the future, it is best not to immigrate to the Koreans. As for the Japanese, it’s not impossible, but it’s not suitable to have too many. Of course, Japan in a closed state cannot get many immigrants, and it’s just a cumbersome ronin to death. The procedures are complicated and very troublesome. It’s just a thousand people who have to die in a year, and it’s not very useful. The only thing that can truly solve the “hunger” of the Manchuria and Mongolian population is the only mainland China that is close to you!

"If it really doesn't work, see if you can ask Denglai and Ningshao to help, spend money and advertise, and recruit poor people to work in the trade port with the Qing Dynasty (in the late Qing Dynasty, Tsarist Russia went to Tianjin and Shanghai to recruit people to work in the Northeast, and got a lot of people). I believe that as long as you are willing to spend money, some people should be willing to come, right? Well, Manchu and Mongolia are the ruling class, and the population is not large, so they should not come. Basically, those who come are only Han people. These people don't have much feelings for the Qing Dynasty. As long as they come to Manchuria, cooperate with some policies and spend decades to digest, they will basically become their own strength. Well, this trick can be tried! But it should be a lot of money. It's impossible to give up some railways and highway projects. Let's concentrate on doing this well first. Only people have everything!" Lu Xiaofeng thought blankly.
Chapter completed!