The dock is right on the edge of Huangshui River in the south of the city. A small lake has been dug here to dock steamships and tugboats. The transportation tasks are very busy now, all in preparation for this entry.
As the commander of Qinghai, Wang Hao brought the civil and military officials from Xining to the pier to greet the master. Yang Fan and the master and his entourage got into a light European-style four-wheel carriage, speeding on the cement road, and soon entered the city of Xining.
Xining City was first built by Huo Qubing, and it was almost two thousand years ago by the end of the Ming Dynasty. But the city he saw in front of him was built in the early Ming Dynasty. Yang Fan knew that the population here was very small, and it only had a population of 50,000 until Xinhua. It might as well be
A county in the mainland.
However, after Wang Hao pacified the Haidong area of Qinghai and the Hehuang Valley, large-scale infrastructure construction began. Xining is now much better developed than in history.
In the 19th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Acropolis of Xining was built, and during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Dongguanxiang City was built. Calculated as a city, the total area of Xining was about 6 square kilometers. Until Xinhua, the urban construction did not change.
For hundreds of years, the whole city consisted of low earth bungalows and dusty gravel roads.
Yang Fan looked out the window and saw that the place was very poor and rundown. A group of children ran past in ragged clothes and sang songs.
Yang Fan and the master sat on one side, and Wang Hao sat on the opposite side.
"What are these children singing?" Yang Fan couldn't help but ask.
Wang Hao was a little embarrassed, so he had to explain: "They were speaking in the local dialect, and they were singing that no grass grows on the mountains in Xining, that you can race on the houses in Xining, that the girls in Xining don't take a bath, and that the wind and sand in Xining can bury your feet."
Yang Fan smiled bitterly, this is really a place where birds don't lay eggs.
The master looked out the window with great interest, and he started looking again after entering the city gate. In fact, in his opinion, this place was much more prosperous than Xizang. The desolation over there was even more unbearable.
The city is dilapidated, but the main street is a cement-hardened six-lane road, which is not bad. It was built with funds squeezed out of the local finance after Wang Hao came.
When the Qinghai Cavalry Division pacified the Seven Tumut Tribes, the Yongxiebu Tribe, and the Haixi Tribes, they captured a large number of cattle and sheep. As usual, these cattle, sheep, and horses were auctioned off.
Because Yang Fan wanted to replace the fine-wool sheep and black-and-white cows. The war horses were also replaced by hybrid horses from later generations.
Fine-wool sheep can be sheared and used in the wool textile industry, and Friesian cows produce more than fifty pounds of milk a day.
In addition to setting aside some good seed sources and handing them over to the Agricultural Research Institute and the affiliated Animal Husbandry Branch established by Tian Zili as seed sources for hybridization, the rest were sold in exchange for money to start local urban construction.
After Wang Hao arrived, he dug sewer tunnels, rebuilt the city's main street cement road, and installed carbide lamps. A series of new buildings were built along the main street using cement transported by steamers and stones quarried by engineers.
. Make this old city look new.
Wang Hao built a hundred public toilets and prohibited open defecation. Livestock must be carried in dung bags when entering the city. Sanitation workers were arranged to clean the streets and keep the environment clean.
A four-story hotel, a large public bath, a theater, a stadium, a school, and a library were built throughout the city. Xining's cultural and educational undertakings were promoted and the place was no longer barbaric.
Huang Hao also plans to build an industrial zone and develop handicraft projects such as wool textiles, leather, meat and dairy product processing, mining and smelting, metal tool processing, etc. All the idle people here will be put to work. Public security will also be improved.
Xining is still under military control, and Liu Hongxun will return later. He is the resident minister appointed by the imperial court. From now on, he will work at the resident minister's office in Xining in the summer and autumn, and in Guisui City in the winter and spring.
Yang Fan appointed him as the general manager of the Qingzang Administration and in charge of civil affairs. After he comes, the civil affairs will be handed over to him. Huang Hao is mainly responsible for defense.
It is not safe here. To the south is the territory of Zangba Khan, who has more than 50,000 troops. To the west is the territory controlled by the Desert Mongolia and Shuote tribe. They are the leaders of the Desert Mongolia and are powerful. Both are eyeing it.
Qinghai has a vast territory and is divided into two parts along the mountains. In the north, the surrounding Qinghai Lake and the Qaidam Basin are grasslands, which can develop animal husbandry. Even the Hehuang Valley around Xining can develop agriculture. The south is entirely plateau desert.
It's basically no man's land.
General Manager, this is an official position under the Yang Mansion and is at the same level as the Director of the Yang Mansion. Each area and overseas colony controlled by the Yang Mansion has parallel dual administrative offices. Among them, the Military Affairs Administration has a command envoy in charge of the military. The Civil Affairs Administration
, has a general manager, who is in charge of civil affairs and public security. Some overseas colonies also have maritime administrations, which have maritime directors, who are in charge of ships, seaports, warehouses, and the suppression of pirates and other matters.
After sending the master and his entourage to the hotel, Yang Fan came to the Military Administration Office. Like the Yang Mansion, the central building here is the festival hall. The festival hall is a two-story building.
In the middle of the front is a two-story hollow hall with a sand table. In the middle of both sides are stairs going up and down.
There are two floors on the left and right sides of the front, which are where the members work.
The three floors at the back, left, middle and right, are the offices of various departments. Wang Hao's command office is in the middle of the second floor, and in the middle of the first floor, facing the sand table, is the staff office.
The entire cavalry division's mid-level officers and above, as well as the military attachés in charge were all waiting for Yang Fan here.
There is a sand table in the festival hall centered on Qinghai, including the surrounding Xizang, Gansu, western Xinjiang, Kham area in western Sichuan, and the mountainous areas of western Yunnan in Yunnan.
Ma Rui, the deputy chief of the attendant's room, took off Yang Fan's coat, took the gloves that Yang Fan took off, and stood behind Yang Fan.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Yang Fan waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.
There was a bang, and everyone sat neatly on the chairs, with their waists straight and their eyes fixed. This was because Yang Fan paid close attention to military appearance and discipline.
"Let's talk about the current situation in Qinghai." Yang Fan handled matters cleanly and without any nonsense.
Wood-carved models of cavalry and infantry have been placed on the sand table. These small sculptures are only ten centimeters high. The cavalry is a small figure riding a horse, and the infantry is a small figure standing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Hao stepped forward, picked up the wooden pole, and began to introduce the current situation in Qinghai.
Overall, the situation here is not optimistic.
At present, except for the Hehuang Valley, the area centered on Xining is considered stable. The leaders of the Zang tribe in the southern desert area all hold a hostile attitude.
The reason is related to Yang Fan's support for wearing yellow clothes. They are wearing white clothes. The masters are here, and there are 5,000 Monan Lama troops. What else can be explained. It is a miracle that there has not been a fight until now.
As for the Qaidam Basin and Haixi, there are some small tribes that have surrendered because they have not yet removed the nobles, herders, and cavalry leaders. They have been flirting with the Heshuote tribe. And the younger brother of Taiji of the Heshuote tribe,
They have been wandering around the outskirts of the Qaidam Basin with five thousand cavalry. I don't know what they have planned.
Wang Hao looked at Yang Fan, who was frowning, and continued: "The chieftain Baili in the Xikang area of Sichuan is also ready to make a move. I heard that he is raising horses and troops and plans to interfere in the affairs of the master's entry into Zang."
Yang Fan smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that his one move would cause so much trouble.
This chieftain Baili is even more interesting. He believes in the Bon religion and has no connection with Zang Chuan. All the great masters he met from Zang Chuan were thrown into prison by him and he persecuted these masters crazily.
Wang Hao continued: "When we came, we fought a battle with Quetu Khan who controlled the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai, but Quetu Khan was defeated by us and ran away. He is now retreating to the desert steppe area in southern Qinghai. There are ten
With thousands of troops and 20,000 cavalry, we are always ready to fight back."
Chotu Khan is Chaoketu Taiji, the leader of the Outer Khalkha tribe.
After Yang Fan defeated the Mongolian coalition in Jiuyuan, the strength of the Tumut Seven Tribes and Yongxie Bu Tribes in Haixi plummeted. He was a thief and took the opportunity to enter western Qinghai and occupy the excellent grassland in the Qaidam Basin.
But the good times did not last long, and Wang Hao came with the cavalry division the next year.
The two sides fought a battle at Qinghai Lake. Quetu Khan's cavalry was defeated by musketry and fled in panic. Now it is entrenched in the Hoh Xil area. It has been contacting Zangba Khan, Baili Chieftain, and the Heshuote Department in an attempt to fight back.
