The other people were also silent for a while, and Xia Bohai said, "What do you think of Lao Qin!"

Qin Zheng said slowly: "I think so, the elders are the foundation of our government. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, but if our government wants to develop, it is impossible to rely solely on veterans, because we have so many veterans, but only more than 6,000 people. Can these more than 6,000 people support the entire China? Therefore, it is necessary to let the local naturalized people develop, and the naturalized people are also our citizens. Isn't this what it should be!"

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Old Qin is right. The strength of the elders is indeed beneficial to the stability of our government. However, the strength of the elders must be based on their own efforts, continuous progress, and continuous improvement of their own competitiveness. The government can give them good policies and support them, but it cannot protect them forever, and it cannot suppress the local naturalized people in order to ensure the strength of the elders."

Qin Zheng said again: "The advantages of veterans are already very large. They are all modern people, with their knowledge, experience and knowledge, and they are much stronger than those of the people of this era. With the support of the government, even if the number of people is not as large as that of the local naturalized people, this is not a reason to compete. The competition between Bijing enterprises is not comparable to the number of people. Unless they are not enterprising, they are at ease when they are small and rich and are unwilling to work harder. To be honest, if the veterans are in this state, our government will not have the ability to lead China to regain prosperity and gain a foothold in the world, and there is no need to exist."

Xia Bohai said: "Actually, don't be so pessimistic. I think most veterans just lack stimulation and motivation. As long as we can give them some pressure appropriately, many people will definitely cheer up again. Moreover, supporting veterans and naturalized people is not contradictory, either either or each other."

At this time, Xiao Jianjun said: "I think this issue will be discussed in the future. At least it will be discussed at the administrative meeting. The negotiations in Xinjiang have already been almost done, and it is basically almost impossible to sign the contract and take over Xinjiang. Although we will not attack the south immediately, we should be prepared."

It turned out that the East China Government and He Yansheng, Wei Guangtao, Yang Zengxin, Guangfu and others from Xinjiang had held several rounds of negotiations. Under the pressure of the general trend, He Yansheng, Wei Guangtao, Yang Zengxin, Guangfu and others finally accepted the conditions of the East China Government and completely handed over control of Xinjiang. The East China Government also promised to ensure the safety of the personal and property of several people. Ma Qi, Ma Hongkui and his son who fled to Xinjiang to hide, also decided to hand over the army under the repeated persuasion of Ma Hongbin and surrendered to the East China Government with He Yansheng, Wei Guangtao, Yang Zengxin, Guangfu and others.

Although there are still some local forces in Xinjiang who are unwilling to accept it, He Yansheng, Wei Guangtao, Yang Zengxin, Guangfu and others have decided to surrender to the East China Government. They all know that the East China Government has strong force, so they can only bear this breath. However, He Yansheng, Wei Guangtao, Yang Zengxin, Guangfu and others did not mention the interests of these local forces in Xinjiang during the negotiations with the East China Government. The East China Government is also well aware of this, but they did not say it out, and they will enter Xinjiang first.

In fact, the most difficult thing for local forces to deal with is not how much force they have, but the broad social foundation and a mixed relationship network. Therefore, the East China Government is not very worried about local forces’ armed resistance. After all, as long as the army enters, it can control the overall situation and not be afraid that local forces can turn the world upside down. Then slowly promote social transformation and land reform. In short, the East China Government has some ways to deal with local forces.

Now the basic conditions have been negotiated, and only the final signature is short of confirmation. Therefore, the Northwest Military Region has organized its troops and is preparing to enter Xinjiang to take over local defense after signing. At the same time, it also asked Qingdao to send administrative personnel to prepare to enter Xinjiang and take over local government affairs as soon as possible.

The surrender of Xinjiang means that the East China government has completely unified the northern region. Although it still takes time to stabilize Xinjiang and Qinghai, the focus can be shifted to the south. Although it will not launch military operations on the south immediately, the preliminary preparations can be made than gathering materials in frontier cities on the borders of both sides, formulating combat plans for the south, etc.

Therefore, Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Okay, the Military Commission will first draw up a plan!"

Wang Yunpeng said: "How is the situation in the south now?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "It is estimated that the war will start again, which is 1 or 2 months."

Xu Jichao said: "It's less than 9 months before the end of the First Southern War. Is it going to start again? I thought they would have to calm down for at least a year!"

Qin Zheng said: "This is also the pressure we put on them. Therefore, after Xinjiang surrenders, the entire north will be unified. We will definitely take action against the south in the next step. Therefore, if Pu Wei and Pu Yen want to support the south, they must destroy Yuan Shikai as soon as possible and integrate the forces in the south."

Xia Bohai also nodded and said, "It's not bad, but it's good to fight. The more lively they fight, the better."

Xu Jichao said: "We had something to do in the last Southern War, so we didn't participate in it. But now we have unified the north and fight in the south again. Can we join in the fun?"

Xia Bohai thought about it again and said, "If the time and conditions are right, we can join in the fun this time. Lao Xiao, plan this time."

Xiao Jianjun nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and Wang Jun and Zhou Ping, members of the Cultural, Education and Health Committee, hurried in. Before everyone could react, they heard Wang Jun say, "No, there is a plague in the northeast."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Zhou Ping continued: "The news that the Ministry of Health just received has been found in four cities: Manzhouli, Harbin, Qiqihar and Aihui. There are now 23 confirmed cases and 19 suspected cases. Among them, Harbin has the most serious condition, with 7 confirmed cases and 10 suspected cases. The current situation is under further observation."

Qin Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect it to happen."

Wang Yunpeng frowned and said, "I informed the Northeast provinces three months ago to ask them to be vigilant and prevent the plague. Why did it still happen?"

In November 1910, in the old time and space, severe plague occurred in Northeast China. This plague was introduced from Russia from the Middle East Railway through Manzhouli to Harbin, and then swept the entire Northeast region. At that time, the Qing court appointed Wu Liande, a native of Xinning County, Guangdong, who graduated from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and obtained a doctorate in medical treatment from Cambridge University, as the chief medical officer of the three eastern provinces, responsible for commanding the prevention and control of plague. It took more than half a year to finally extinguish the plague. According to official records, this plague caused more than 60,000 deaths, but others calculated that the number of people who died of this plague exceeded 100,000.

Wu Lien-teh also gained a high reputation for extinguishing this plague. He was respected as the pioneer of modern medicine in China and the founder of China's quarantine industry. In 1927, he was awarded the title of "Plague Expert" by the Health Organization of the Geneva League of International (now the predecessor of WHO). In 1935, he was elected as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and became the first Chinese to win this honor.

It was precisely because of this plague incident that the East China Government also took some preventive measures and notified the Northeast provinces three months ago to prepare for prevention of plague. On the one hand, it strengthened epidemic prevention testing on the Sino-Russian border, and also prepared epidemic prevention materials in major cities in Northeast China. On the other hand, it also required health institutions in various parts of the Northeast to strengthen patient supervision. Once a plague patient was found, it would be reported immediately. But unexpectedly, the epidemic still occurred.

In fact, this is not a surprise. Although the East China Government has strengthened epidemic prevention testing on the Sino-Russia border, the Sino-Russia border is too long and mostly in high-altitude areas. The border residents of both sides have private exchanges. Although the People's Army has been very strict on the border, there are still some secrets, so some border residents have private crossings. This is the case with the plague, which still flows from Russia to the East China Government.

Moreover, the medical level of this era is already very backward. After the establishment of the East China Government, although it has tried hard to improve the level and scope of social medical care, it is restricted by the overall level of this era. Not only is it difficult to achieve perfect epidemic prevention and testing at the border, but it takes a lot of time to find plague patients in the country, such as confirmed symptoms, reporting, and verification. At the same time, the administrative capabilities and efficiency of local governments are also high and bottom-line, and the importance of the Qingdao Executive Yuan issued a warning for plague. Therefore, when the plague in the Northeast occurs and is confirmed and feedback to the local government after confirmation, it is still too late, and the epidemic has begun to spread.

In addition, although the East China Government has taken some preventive measures, the era of Bijing is different from the old time and space. At this time, the Qing court has perished, and the whereabouts of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, who presided over the epidemic in the old time and space, did not know whereabouts. At least he was not in the East China Government. Therefore, the East China Government cannot ensure that the epidemic will definitely occur. It is impossible to take measures according to the standards of preventing the epidemic before the epidemic occurs. Due to these differences, the epidemic finally happened, and it was nearly a month earlier than the old time and space.

The Heilongjiang Provincial Health Bureau received an epidemic report from the local government, but did not dare to neglect it. It immediately passed it to the Qingdao Ministry of Health. Zhou Ping was the Minister of Health and was about to get off work. After receiving the epidemic report, she hurried to notify Wang Jun. Then the two of them came to Xia Bohai and others to inform them of the matter.
Chapter completed!