July 1, 1699, Harbin, sunny.

"Harbin is actually very good now. Look, the communications building was built in 1685." A convertible carriage drove across the straight bluestone avenue. On the carriage, two soldiers with beautiful mustaches were chatting.

The communication building was invested and built by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, with a cost of more than 30,000 yuan and a mixed brick and wood structure. It contains wired telegraph departments and postal departments. The former has a smaller number and the latter has a larger number. The modern postal communication industry is built by people from the East Coast every place to go. Although the Manchuria and Mongolia area is poor and often fights wars, a small-scale wired telegraph business was built before 1685, mainly concentrated in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, which is very convenient for the development of local society.

Later, because Harbin was at the core center of North Manchuria, it was very important to communicate with both the east and west sides, so it received local investment, built a wired telegraph system, and an additional small generator room was built to charge the battery. For the Manchuria and Mongolia area, it was really like a pie falling from the sky.

The postal service was carried out earlier in Manchuria and Mongolia, and it began to develop almost when the East Coast people arrived. At that time, residents of the Northeastern region had a burden of corvee (still still exist), which was to bear the responsibility of delivering letters between various military strongholds and larger towns. In summer and autumn, horse riding in winter was a sled. In short, it was not an easy task, but it was very necessary. Of course, it was the hard work of these people that enabled the East Coast people to maintain smooth communication in the Northeastern region. All orders were issued, which played a key role in maintaining local order.

Postal delivery has never been separated from military and politics!

There are many carriages and pedestrians passing by on the street, and occasionally a bulky steam car will pass by. These cars are not very powerful, but they are not small in weight, so they can only walk on extremely hard roads, such as the stone road in front of them. However, even the stone road will probably be damaged to a certain extent after walking too much. Therefore, the limitations of this kind of steam car are relatively large, unless it can replace a power system and replace the bulky steam engine with a lighter one, such as an engine that uses liquid fuel.

"This is the headquarters and parking lot of Harbin Street Vehicle Company." The four-wheeled carriage roared past another low building, which was the place where Harbin Street Vehicle Company and Harbin Agricultural Machinery Company merged.

Street car companies are still using horse-drawn rail cars, serving tens of thousands of people in the urban area. However, for a long time, the street pollution problem has been severe due to horse manure and forage problems. Recently, there are faint sounds that require the replacement of steam-powered street cars. However, the Manchuria and Mongolia region is too poor and cannot be self-sufficient in economy so far. Therefore, it is not easy to replace steam street cars in such a place that relies on transfer payments to fill the financial hole? What's more, they have a black hole like the agricultural machinery company...

As the name suggests, the agricultural machinery company produces agricultural machinery. But in the situation in Harbin, it is really a compliment to them, and the assembly is actually more accurate. That is, the Harbin Agricultural Machinery Company relies on the East Coast local and some spare parts sponsored by the Blackwater Management Committee every year to assemble agricultural machinery, and then use it in many state-owned farms around Harbin. There is no way, the land of the whole country is vast and sparsely populated, and the labor force is extremely lacking. If livestock and agricultural machinery are not used in large quantities, the grain output is probably not enough.

"That was the factory area of ​​Harbin Brewery. It was organized in 1690, and the initial funding was only 2,000 yuan..."

"That is the building of Qiulin Department Store, which is invested by local merchants. It mainly engages in wholesale and retail. It is Sun Chunyang's South Goods Store's biggest competitor in Harbin..."

"That is the factory of Harbin Paper Mill, next to it is the Manchurian Powder Factory, the largest local food manufacturer..."

As the person next to him continued to introduce, Gao Shiguang, a lieutenant colonel sitting in the carriage, slowly sat upright, looked at the buildings that were moving away, and said in a somewhat surprised tone: "Before I came, someone told me that Harbin is developing very well now and has many modern facilities. I didn't believe it before, thinking that this was a pure military fort. Now it seems that I have too strong stereotypes and a blind eye."

Gao Shiguang was indeed surprised. Because in his opinion, the entire Manchuria and Mongolian pioneer team was vast, frequent wars, sparsely populated, and extremely poor blood-making ability. It was just a food and finance, and it was impossible to develop much better. But after walking around this circle, I found that it was better to see it. Harbin was indeed developing well, at least in the past twenty years. The street, factories and buildings in front of me were full of modernization, and even if there was only such a street in Harbin, it was very good. In addition to the population of Shengjing City under the Qing Dynasty, which point can be compared with Harbin? For another 20-30 years, Harbin may even have a population of more than Shengjing, and it is definitely the largest city outside the pass.

"It's a pity that Manchuria and Mongolia were not unified in their thoughts before. The capital was moved to Vladivostok and spent a lot of money there, building fortresses, military ports, commercial ports, buildings, apartments, many schools, libraries, and even a short section of the railway." Another officer with the rank of captain said with a smile: "Now the capital of Manchuria and Mongolia has moved to Harbin again, and a series of construction has begun. Alas, if it was not so troubled at the beginning and concentrated on building a city, it might have been a grand view now, right? Manchuria and Mongolia are poor and cannot withstand repeated troubles."

"This is wrong." Gao Shiguang waved his hand and said with a smile: "The construction of Vladivostok will not be in vain. After all, it is a port city, and the inland hinterland is an agricultural and animal husbandry production area with very superior conditions. There are fishing grounds nearby, which are naturally suitable for raising people. If the urban infrastructure is well established, it will naturally greatly promote economic development. These will be rewarded in the future, and we are just eating more heavily. After that, spring will always come."

Gao Shiguang was recently transferred from South Africa to replace Lieutenant Colonel Sun Wu, who was about to return home. In other words, this third generation of army officers who rose like a comet will soon be in charge of the huge force of tens of thousands of people including Hulunbuir Advance Detachment, Mongolian Self-Defense Forces, and militias in various counties and townships. Although only a few thousand people are directly under his jurisdiction, it is also very amazing. He can be said to be the first-class real power general in the jurisdiction of the Manchuria and Mongolian Development Team, and his status is even greater than the two important positions of Harbin Police Commander and Vladivostok Police Commander who stationed the new army.

Gao Shiguang landed at Vladivostok Port about a month ago, and then walked and watched, finally arrived in Harbin and had some discussions with Wei Wendu, the captain of the pioneer team.

Wei Wendu was also the best among the third generation generals. He first led more than 100 people to the Hulunbuir grassland thousands of miles and conquered a huge world. He had a high prestige in the Far East. Now he has already been appointed as the rank of colonel and is the most outstanding person in the third generation. If nothing unexpected happens, it is almost a foregone conclusion that he will become the Minister of the Army in the future.

Wei Wendu told Gao Shiguang frankly that due to financial and policy factors, the Manchuria and Mongolian pioneer team will suspend most of its military operations recently and turn to encroachment and consolidation. Especially in the Western Theater Command where Mr. Gao is about to take office, except for some forces continuing to support the four Mongolians advancing west to consolidate their territory and digest existing results, the rest must stop and turn their limited energy to the east, working together with the Harbin Security Command to connect the controlled areas of both sides.

In addition, Wei Wendu also clearly requested to recruit "no less than 3,000" Mongolian cavalry to go south to Dinghai Port in Ningshao, and to join the Denlai Development Team and the Southern Development Team to serve as a strategic reserve team. As for the purpose of this reserve team, there are many different opinions. Some say it is to go south to attack Luzon, some say it is to transfer it to India to fight, and some even say it is to transfer it to the south to occupy the Dutch land, such as Malacca, Ceylon, etc. Of course, the last statement has been refuted by many people. Everyone generally believes that the East Coast has no grievances and no enemies with the Netherlands, and even has a good relationship, so there is no reason to attack them. This is as long as you are attacked everywhere and in an unfavorable situation.

As a senior executive of the Manchuria and Mongolian pioneer team, Gao Shiguang knew some of the inside information. Strictly speaking, the tasks of this reserve team are diverse, that is, there is a possibility that they will be put into this battlefield once the war in Luzon is not going well, because Lu Xiaofeng of the Denlei pioneer team is very coveted of the wealth accumulated by the Spaniards in Manila and did not want to leave it to Li Sixing's troops. There are also reasons why they take into account the Indian battlefield.

According to the information of the East Coast people, the French have set up five strongholds in India, all of which are fortress-style commercial stations, with 200-1,000 soldiers stationed in each place. These soldiers were all transferred from France. Now France is disarmament due to financial difficulties. A considerable number of the soldiers laid off have been diverted to various colonial strongholds in French North America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Indian Ocean. These soldiers have participated in the cruel continental war, have rich experience, and are strong enough to fight. Although they have fallen a little after coming to India, their foundation is still there and they are not easy to deal with. Therefore, it is best to draw combat-capable troops to encircle and suppress. The Manchu and Mongolian pioneer team has long received assistance from Denglai, Ningshao and Heishui. As the saying goes, it is said that the Manchu and Mongolian pioneer team cannot not express anything at the critical moment. The Manchu and Mongolian pioneer team was their reward.

Once a war breaks out in the future, this army will likely go south quickly and go to various battlefields. Especially in the rich India, as long as the East Coast people defeat the French colonists here, they can accept their heritage in a grand manner, thereby expanding their sphere of influence in India to the east coast of India, and not only to Northwest India.
Chapter completed!