The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

The construction of the Corps is the guarantee of future logistics, while the current resettlement of immigrants is directly linked to the social stability of Jilin.

Not only Jiang Cheng, but even Hai Rushong knew very well that if the first batch of thousands of immigrants were not properly resettled, the "demographic dividend" would turn into a "disaster", and the immigrants would once again become refugees and cause chaos in Jilin.

"As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. This first batch of immigrants arriving in Siping is the touchstone of our preliminary preparations - success or failure depends on this."

Jiang Cheng rubbed his hands, his face full of anticipation, "I will be in charge of Siping this time, and will fully coordinate and coordinate this first resettlement work!"

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Early the next morning, after Jiang Cheng made arrangements with Yang Yucheng, Li Shitou led the guards to Siping.

In addition to him and several officials from the immigration resettlement team, Jiang Cheng also brought Hai Huixin and her son and Duan Xinyu.

In fact, the resettlement of immigrants did not require the intervention of General Jiang Cheng.
But no matter how thorough the preliminary preparations are, temporary situations may still arise - of course, if he is at the front line, he can deal with various emergencies.

"Hahaha, Feilan, please come in! Oops, you guys came too suddenly, I'm not prepared at all, haha..."

Leading Jiang Cheng into the yard, Hai Rusong held his grandson Jiahe in his arms, with an expression of enthusiasm yet a little awkward.

After taking office as the acting governor of Jilin, Jiang Cheng passed through Siping several times but never entered the gate.

As soon as the group welcomed him into the open living room, they were greeted by a strong musty smell, which made his daughter Hai Huixin immediately scold him, "Oh, Dad, what are you doing..."

Looking around, although Jiang Cheng still maintained the composure of a provincial governor, he felt somewhat helpless.

He knew his father-in-law since he was a child. He knew that he was different from all the other officers. He didn't smoke opium, play with women, or even like gold, silver, and treasures... He only had a special liking for leading soldiers and training horses.

Because of this characteristic, Hai Pingchuan has always been in a state of neglecting sleep and food, which is called a "workaholic" in modern terms.

The messy hall in front of me is an example: in the middle is a sand table with various instructions on it, and it is obviously for the convenience of meeting with subordinates and officials from all walks of life in Siping’s military, politics, business, agriculture, industry, etc. On the other side of the sand table is a long conference table.

It was obvious to the naked eye that all the desks were piled with various documents, among which were pens, inkstones, paper, and some leftovers and bottles of wine.
These mixed with the musty smell were a heavy blow to these people who had long been accustomed to the fragrance and cleanliness of the Jilin Governor's Mansion.

"Hey, I think this place is pretty good."

Seeing his father-in-law smiling awkwardly, Jiang Cheng immediately replied, "Huixin, you take everyone to settle down first."

After his daughter and the others left the door, Hai Rusong rubbed his hands and smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Feilan..."

Jiang Cheng waved his hand and smiled, then chose a slightly cleaner seat: "Come on, it's not like we've known each other for the first time! But let's not talk about this, I think you need to find someone to help you take care of things."

"Before, we had Huixin at home. Now this is really a bit inappropriate."

Hai Rushong refused even more bitterly this time, so Jiang Cheng did not continue the topic, but took Sun Zhengnan and Guan Zhiyuan to quickly get to work.

According to the report from Zhang Fushan who was in Shanhaiguan, Huang Yongan had already boarded the train with the first batch of immigrants.

Because Hideki Matsushita arranged a sealed carriage with a much larger carrying capacity than an ordinary train, the first batch of immigrants from the Central Plains numbered nearly 4,000 people.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng deliberately wanted to conduct a "big test" of his centralized dispatching capabilities in Jilin, and deliberately asked Zhang and Huang to not only allow young and middle-aged people to board the bus, but also arrange for the elderly, the weak, women and children to come together.

The large number of people and the complex personnel structure make this "difficult start" really appropriate. "The temporary shelter is ready. Food, clothing, and various housing supplies will all be in place today--"

Although it looks messy, there is obviously Hai Rushong's set of "order" here. He immediately picked up the account book and handed it to Jiang Cheng.

"Well, the allocation of materials is still very reasonable!"

Quickly browsing the list of supplies, Jiang Cheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "But there is still a question here. Why is there only this small number of people in the medical team?"

Hai Rusong was startled: "This..."

Jiang Cheng immediately continued: "You should know that the largest group of immigrants are disaster victims from all over the country."

"They are already hungry, and after leaving their homes and traveling thousands of miles, how can they stay healthy?"

“If there is not enough medical support, even if there is no riot, wouldn’t it be like bringing the disease to Siping?”

Hai Rusong had never thought of this:
Following Jiang Cheng's orders, he built several temporary resettlement centers around Siping. The main reason for this was to arrange living arrangements for the immigrants who entered the territory. The managers registered their basic information and the work they were good at, and then allocated them according to different categories.

"Pingchuan's troops also arrived this afternoon. We need to have them stationed around the resettlement center as soon as possible."

Jiang Cheng took out a pen from his inner pocket, grabbed a piece of rough paper from the table, and quickly wrote a few lines. He then handed it to Sun Zhengnan, "Call our hospital right away and ask Gao Huimin to arrange a medical team—"

"We must arrive in Siping before tomorrow morning!"

As for medicines, they are available locally. The two largest pharmaceutical factories under Jiang Cheng’s name are both in Siping.

In addition to penicillin, medicines for treating colds, diarrhea, and injuries are also produced.

After looking at the allocation of supplies, Jiang Cheng planned to go to the camp for an inspection.

Just as I stood up and was about to take my coat, Han Ming and Xu Fushan came back with lunch boxes each, saying that Duan Xinyu, Yanni and Caixia had prepared some delicious food and brought it to me while it was still hot.

Her cooking skills were well-known in the Governor's Mansion, especially in the Northeast, where the various game allowed her to showcase her expertise.

Jiang Cheng was so busy that he often forgot to eat. Over time, his spleen and stomach became incompatible, and when he was sick he often broke out in cold sweats from the pain. During this period, his concubine cooked porridge and medicinal soups, which helped him to rarely have the illness.

"Feilan, you are so blessed! Even this aunt is so virtuous... Tsk tsk, what delicious food did she cook? It smells so good!"

Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled without saying anything, then invited him to have dinner with Sun Zhengnan, Li Shitou and others.

As they still had official business to attend to, they did not drink any alcohol and after eating, they went straight to the temporary shelter built outside the city.

Jiang Cheng ordered Hai Rushong to build three camps around Siping - all of them were designed to imitate military camps, but instead of high walls, barbed wire was used for isolation.

Although it is almost mid-April, the weather in Jilin is still quite cool... Especially this morning when it rained and snowed, it made people feel like they were back in early winter.

"It's so cold, the people in the interior must not be used to it!" (End of this chapter)