Chapter 1454 Future Plans

After returning to Lushun, Chen Yixin's pace of life slowed down, as if he had returned to the state when he was in charge of civil affairs in Majiazhuang. Although the material transshipment at the port was still very busy, compared with the tight-paced environment on the front line

, Lushun, located at 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. It can be regarded as the most pleasant time in recent times.

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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 to discuss work arrangements, and on the other hand to continue to build relationships, and by the way, he would get some military information 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 actually still in the hands of the military, and this situation may continue for several months, so he must also try to control the military

trends, so as not to fall into a passive situation like the manpower issue.

"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 delicious place!" Sha Xi praised while putting a piece of braised roe deer meat into his mouth. He said with an expression of enjoyment: "This roe deer meat has no fat at all, but it tastes tender and delicious when you eat it. 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, removes dampness and strengthens yang. 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’m leaving today and will be home tomorrow. By the way, you don’t have children yet, right?”

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 for each of the two women at home, one boy and one girl. If things develop smoothly here, in half a year the whole family 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 it's not safe to send it back if you're 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 time. 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, but still 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 likely we will still have to enfeoff local princes in disguise according to local conditions. Even if the local head of the family does not want the second generation to join politics, the executive committee will not turn a blind eye. Just wait and see, no matter whether the official in charge of the local area is a governor or a senior official

Or for any other position, the executive committee should ask for one or two of his 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 places.

Sir?"

"Then you can find a better way?" Sha Xi said with a smile: "In a few years, places like Taiwan and Liaodong will develop to the point where they can be self-sufficient, and even form their own armed forces. When appointing officials, if there is not enough protection, some people 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 may not necessarily step in to manage it. Send the next generation of the family to the capital for pledge. Although this approach

It’s old-fashioned, but whether it’s used to restrict local control or just as a gentleman’s agreement, it’s a very useful trick.”

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 the advancedness of the political system, it is purely a practical need. Even if there is a communication tool like a radio station

Yes, 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 tying up interests, it can only use

Some unconventional means.

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. Such a start-up in the colony

As long as officials who have been in charge of local affairs since the 1940s did not commit major mistakes or applied for it on their own for some reasons, the executive committee will generally not easily move their positions, and will also default to their special status and powers in the local area.

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To put it bluntly, when everyone joined this group to participate in the time-travel operation, most of them had the intention of making a career 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

You want to get a piece of territory under your own jurisdiction to live out the addiction of being a local emperor. The Executive Committee will not tolerate acts of treason and independence, but it will certainly not mind awarding some overseas colonies to hard-working and capable people to run them, just like Sha Xi

The same situation I'm going through now.

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 in the area 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. But if the local area begins to have economic gains in two or three years, then he

He will also be the most direct beneficiary. If he manages well in the future, he can even pass on his 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.

.You lead troops to fight, and you won’t stay in one place for long, and you won’t have many opportunities to run local operations. Unless you are willing to step back from the front line, like Qiao Zhiya and Shi Diwen, you might as well just sit somewhere and not leave. Slowly.

When I slowly transitioned from the military world to the political world, it can be said that we ended up on the same path by different paths, taking the path I am on now. Of course, their personal abilities are already very strong, and their path is 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. However, it is still difficult to see clearly what the next generation will do. As you said, those of us who are soldiers may repeat our current living conditions in 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. Basically, I heard that there are

In a new plantation project, money is invested immediately. You may not even know which way the plantation gate opens. Even the title deed is stored in Sanya, and all funds coming in and out are entrusted to banks for custody. The income is good.

, but it is far worse than running it by yourself. Since you have already 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.

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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 while in the early stages of development. You can see for yourself whether the land is good or bad, whether the area is large enough, and whether the workers you hire are honest and hardworking.

Isn’t it much safer to see a southern plantation than to see a hair on it?”

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 the direct disciple of Mr. Yuan, although

He doesn't like to socialize much, and his temper is a little boring, but he is really good at agricultural projects. He planned all the agricultural development plans in Liaodong. Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline fishery, all have specific projects, and he has absolute technical expertise.

The only difference in security is capital and manpower. Although I have some spare money, I can only afford one-tenth of the more than 100 square kilometers of land in this place. But I don’t want the speculators outside.

Let them in too early. These guys are used to enclosures in the south. They will definitely take all the land after they are put in. It will be inconvenient for them to take care of themselves in the future. If Brother Chen is interested, I will let Gao Gao come back later.

I would like to give you a detailed introduction. It is better to take care of you than to take care of an outsider."

Chen Yixin said: "Since it's a good thing, then I'm 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 included in the agricultural development projects 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 the infrastructure affairs in Liaodong. Of course, the focus of his work is on the Jinzhou Isthmus.

The reconstruction project of the defense line. Zhang Guang's mission was to debug the communication equipment of various colonies along the way and establish a regional communication center in the Liaodong Peninsula covering the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and Liaodong.

These people are well-informed in Sanya and know that the colonies newly included in the Haihan territory have great development potential. The sooner they invest in land enclosures, the more cost-effective they will be. Therefore, they have also said hello to Shaxi and contributed capital and shares. However, Bai Kesi and others

The base is in the south. Apart from providing money here, it is difficult 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 that are still under the jurisdiction of the military here.

Paddling.

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, undoubtedly became the most suitable candidate. After the war ahead came to an end, Qian

Tian Dun then 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 build a closer relationship between the two.

Sha Xi didn't mind giving Chen Yixin a share of the Liaodong 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 make this happen.

If he makes a bigger piece of cake, he may get more benefits from it in the end than if he had it all to himself in the beginning. So since he caught the opportunity during the dinner today, he naturally wanted to persuade with his eloquent tongue.

Chen Yixin joined his camp. If Chen Yixin was willing to join, Sha Xi even wanted to use him to drag Qian Tiandun and others in. He knew that if the military could help develop Liaodong, the process would be

It will definitely be much smoother than working alone. And building a good relationship with the military will also have many long-term benefits for you to govern the region in Liaodong in the future.
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