Expedition to Europe

To be fair, Lu Zhengxiang did a good job.

Huang Bohan once mocked Lu Zhengxiang for not having any offspring, but it was precisely because Lu Zhengxiang had no offspring that Lu Zhengxiang could serve Lan Fang wholeheartedly without any selfish motives.

Since the establishment of Lan Fang, more than 100 officials have been punished for their personal morals, including Huang Bohan, who surrendered his position as prime minister because his family members were implicated in breaking the law. Although Lu Zhengxiang had no offspring, he still adopted a nephew from his hometown in Jiangsu and brought him with him. He is currently receiving education in the Boy Scouts.

The harshness of the Boy Scouts is not comparable to that of ordinary schools. Lu Zhengxiang's stepson performed very well in the Boy Scouts, leaving no room for criticism.

Personal morality is only one aspect. Lu Zhengxiang also strictly demands himself at work. Lu Zhengxiang and his Belgian wife both work in the Lan Fang government. Lu Zhengxiang is the prime minister, and his wife Peide Lu works in the Women's Federation. The two do not engage in any business activities. The monthly salary is about 2,500 Lan Fang yuan.

In 1922, this salary was already quite high in Lan Fang, enough for the daily expenses of the two. Lu Zhengxiang did not mean to accumulate any inheritance for his stepson. If the monthly salary was not spent, Peide would donate it to the Boy Scouts. This set the best example for all Lan Fang officials.

If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. If the body is upright, it is not afraid of the shadow. It is indeed a blessing for Lan Fang and Qin Zhiyuan to have such a person as prime minister.

At least Qin Zhiyuan is quite relieved to let Lu Zhengxiang build the official system of Lan Fang.

Of course, Qin Zhiyuan and Lu Zhengxiang also have a very good personal relationship. Because of work reasons, Qin Zhiyuan and Lu Zhengxiang often meet. Sometimes when it is time for dinner, Qin Zhiyuan will ask Lu Zhengxiang to have dinner in the palace. Lu Zhengxiang does not refuse. He eats and drinks as he should, without the slightest restraint and respect of a subordinate facing the king.

Qin Zhiyuan and Lu Zhengxiang often talk about things at the dinner table. At this time, it is not convenient for other people to be present. Generally, Misha is waiting on the side. However, recently the person serving has been replaced by Julie. Misha is pregnant, and the pregnancy reaction is really a bit strong recently.

It can be said that Qin Zhiyuan is quite partial. He and Julie already have two children, and Misha has just started to move. However, Misha does not care. Although she is pregnant, she still insists on taking Qin Zhi for Julie every day. Julie has nothing to be embarrassed about. Her husband has shared everything, so it is normal for the "Donggong Niangniang" to work harder.

Qin Zhiyuan felt normal no matter whether it was Julie or Misha around him, but in Lu Zhengxiang's opinion, asking the queen to pour wine and serve food was a bit scary, so he had a bit of anxiety during the meal.

"——The instructors sent to Syria have started working. The French are determined this time and have prepared nearly 100,000 troops in Syria. They are ready to fight the British to the end." Lu Zhengxiang said while eating, without any ambiguity with food in his mouth, which was amazing.

"There are also many people in Iraq. I see that their troops are numbered as the 11th Division, and there are probably more than 100,000 people." Qin Zhiyuan is not unfamiliar with the situation in Syria and Iraq. Gao Hongshi has intelligence about the situation in Syria and Iraq every day.

"Not yet. The British set up the framework first and then replenished it. The organization is the same as the British mainland. The soldiers from one region are organized into a unit. It is true that there are more than a dozen divisions, but some divisions have only more than a thousand people. It is still a long way from being fully equipped and fully staffed. It is estimated that it will take another half a year or a few months for the British to replenish these troops. However, they will not be combat-ready by then. If the training is completed, it will probably take 24 years." Although Lu Zhengxiang came from the civil service system, he was no stranger to military organization.

"The British will not train them. As long as the formation is completed, these troops will probably be sent to the front line. The British don't have that patience. These are just cannon fodder. The British will not train them as carefully as they train their local troops. Just look at the Indians." Julie interrupted.

Julie also came from a family of generals, and she was even more familiar with these things. At the same time, because of Foch, Julie knew the details of Britain very well.

During the World War, the British formed an Indian army of more than one million people. These troops perfectly played the role of cannon fodder on the Eastern Front. Think about the scale of artillery during the World War. There were tens of thousands of artillery pieces at any time. The word "cannon fodder" is really appropriate.

If Qin Zhiyuan said this, Lu Zhengxiang might have elaborated on this, but Julie was different. Lu Zhengxiang stood up and took the wine handed over by Julie, and responded respectfully: "Your Highness is right."

Julie didn't care about Lu Zhengxiang's attitude, pouted her lips and made a face at Qin Zhiyuan, and turned to the door to receive the dishes.

"Training is indeed very important, and you can't relax for a moment." Qin Zhiyuan has a deep understanding of this.

The military system implemented by Lan Fang is the "shadow legion" once used by the Soviet Union. On the surface, the Lan Fang Army has only 20 divisions with less than 300,000 people. In fact, it can be expanded to 40 divisions with 600,000 people at any time. Lan Fang implements a compulsory military service system. All Lan Fang people must join the army for two years after they become adults, and then automatically become a member of the reserve after retiring. Currently, Lan Fang's reserve force has a size of 400,000 people, and this size will be further expanded in the future.

These soldiers who are doing compulsory military service are not in the Type A troops. Only troops composed of professional soldiers are Type A troops. After the soldiers who are doing military service enter the troops, they will be organized into temporary Type B troops. The duties of these troops are not combat. While receiving military training, they also have to assume social functions, such as disaster relief and road repair. Strictly speaking, they are more similar to the armed police force in Qin Zhiyuan's concept.

The current total population of Lanfang has exceeded 60 million, and the population has been growing rapidly. Since 1919, the number of babies born in Lanfang has increased every year. So far in 22 years, the number of babies increased has exceeded 21.5 million, and it is estimated that the annual increase will exceed 3 million. At the same time, the majority of the population increase comes from new immigrants. So far in 22 years, the number of new immigrants who have joined Lanfang nationality is 3.5 million, and it is not a problem to exceed 4 million in the whole year.

If converted, the birth rate of newborn babies in Lan Fang is 4%. The reason why it is so high is related to the population structure of Lan Fang. Lan Fang is a new country with a younger population structure. The proportion of young people in the total population is relatively large, so there is such a high birth rate.

However, this is not the limit. After joining the Lan Fang nationality, new immigrants will get a lot of land allocated by the government. These lands need to be cultivated by manpower. Because the amount of land is relatively large, land reclamation is the top priority for new immigrant families, especially Chinese families from the Republic of China. These farmers were already poor in the Republic of China. Now they finally have their own land and immediately burst out with the greatest enthusiasm. After one or two years, when the situation stabilizes and the food produced in the land is enough to eat, people will turn their minds to "making people", and then the population will have an explosive growth.

In fact, it is already an explosive growth now. Population growth also puts higher demands on the Lan Fang government. So many newborns need more hospitals, and more schools will be needed in the future. This forces the Lan Fang government to go all out to meet the requirements of coping with the "baby boom".

Although the population is increasing, Qin Zhiyuan has no intention of implementing "family planning". If there is not enough living space in the future, Lan Fang will continue to expand until Lan Fang people are everywhere in the world. Only then will Qin Zhiyuan complete his historical mission.

"Education, we must attach importance to education, especially normal schools and health schools. We must continue to expand the scale on the current basis. The Women's Federation should do more publicity to encourage women to bravely go out of the house to find jobs. Only by not wasting any strength can we cope with future challenges." Qin Zhiyuan raised his requirements for Lu Zhengxiang.

The original text is available at Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

The Chinese world has a tradition of "men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world", and even the entire East Asian region is the same. Although the Lan Fang government has been promoting and encouraging women to go out of the house to work, there are still some people who cannot change their concepts. If Qin Zhiyuan wants to vigorously develop normal schools and health schools, he must increase the employment rate of women. Whether it is teachers or medical staff, these two industries are very suitable for women to engage in. If half of the women in Lan Fang are willing to go out of the house, then Lan Fang will not have manpower problems.

"We now have a nursing school and a normal school in each state. These nursing schools and normal schools have both short-term training courses and regular classes. By next winter, the first batch of regular students will graduate, and our teaching staff and medical system will be greatly improved. Of course, this is still not enough compared to our development momentum. At least we need to double the existing nursing schools and normal schools to barely meet the demand." Lu Zhengxiang also has a clear understanding of the current situation, but he didn't finish his words, and he was a little hesitant.

"What's missing? People? Or funds? Or policies?" Qin Zhiyuan took on all the responsibilities. As long as Qin Zhiyuan could solve it, Qin Zhiyuan would definitely support it.

Whether it was a lack of money or manpower, Qin Zhiyuan could solve it. If it was a policy, it would be even easier. Lu Zhengxiang was the Prime Minister of Lan Fang, and it was Lu Zhengxiang's job to solve this problem.

"Haha, there's nothing missing. Our budget has always been sufficient, and the teaching staff is also okay. I want to-I want to-" Lu Zhengxiang secretly glanced at Julie while speaking, and he really didn't dare to say it.

"Haha, I understand." Qin Zhiyuan smiled knowingly and turned to face Julie: "Lili, how about you also go to the Women's Federation to work part-time tomorrow?"

"Uh--" This request really made Julie a little dumbfounded. Julie, who was used to being idle, murmured a little: "Qin Zhi is still young, do I have to carry a child to work?"

This reason is really not smart.