Chapter 35: Preparing for a Rainy Day (Third Update)

  Tangjia Fortress has walked out of the Soul-destroying Gorge and is about to merge into this chaotic era where heroes rise, so what path should be taken next, Tang Dynasty must think carefully.

  Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a single region; those who do not plan for ten thousand generations are not enough to plan for a single moment.

  As a traverser, the greatest advantage of the Tang Dynasty is knowing the macro historical trend of this era, so it's natural to prepare a large chessboard for oneself.

  The Tang Dynasty wasn't very good at history, feeling that it was always full of too many unknowns and deceptions. Even if you're a Ph.D. in history, the historical books you've read aren't necessarily true history.

  As for the historical records, the Tang Dynasty has always been half-believing and half-doubting. Because such history is like a little girl, the winner can dress her up as he likes.

  The Tang Dynasty had originally hoped to find some buried truths from the data left behind by this alien, but it turned out that this alien was not interested in studying the detailed history of each country on Earth, and only had some interest in the civilization process and technological development of human beings on Earth.

  The database of the base, the recorded history of the Earth, is all macro-history, and there are basically no detailed records. Especially for the so-called celebrities on Earth in the past century, these records never make any evaluation.

  As a result, the Tang Dynasty did not dare to have any subjective conjectures about the lives and personalities of many famous people in this era.

  So, the Tang Dynasty could not take it one step at a time, but rather took one step and looked three steps ahead, or even five!

  Xinjiang is rich in mineral resources and vast in land, but lacks population.

  Nowadays, the whole of Xinjiang has a vast territory, accounting for about one-sixth of the total area of the Republic of China, making it the largest province in China. However, its population is only over 2.1 million, which can be described as truly vast and sparsely populated.

  How to solve the population problem is crucial to the overall plan of the Tang Dynasty.

  However, the top priority at present is not to act as a "human trafficker", but to find ways to spread the reputation of Tangjia Fort.

  Geographically speaking, Tanghai Village is now located in the southeast corner of the Alkin Mountains, which is obviously not suitable for operating it into a nationwide "city business card".

  But now that we have a good opportunity today, taking down the city of Baozhong is a vastly different situation.

  Kuqa has been a well-known town on the Silk Road since ancient times, and it is also China's largest county-level city, with a total area equivalent to two Zhejiangs.

  The original plan of the Tang Dynasty was to let Muhe Liren temporarily rely on Yang Zengxin, take down the Xizong area, and then nibble at the Tubo. Once these two territories are in hand, there is no need to worry about having no population or military resources.

  Within one year, we must occupy the entire Southern Xinjiang.

  Before the outbreak of the October Revolution in Russia, the whole of Xinjiang must be firmly controlled.

  Time was pressing, so the Tang Dynasty couldn't calm down and hide in Duanhun Gorge to grab production and build construction.

  Now that we have enough money in our hands, we can provide ourselves with weapons and equipment, and military supplies, so there is no need to rely on the powerful countries. Therefore, recruiting soldiers, training soldiers, raising soldiers, and competing for territory are the focus of the next series of tasks.

  To exercise troops well and make one's own unit possess strong combat effectiveness, it is necessary for one's own soldiers to have culture.

  How can we achieve a subtle and implicit assimilation effect through cultural education in Xinjiang, where there are many ethnic minorities?

  There is no doubt that only by allowing one's troops to use a unified language and writing system can they take this solid first step!

  Only with a strong military power can various policies that benefit and favor the people be implemented.

  "Kitty, can you help me compile a 'New Chinese Dictionary' based on Hanyu Pinyin?"

  "It can." The kitten replied very affirmatively.

  "In that case, have a batch of Chinese Pinyin initials and finals tables printed for me, and also print a batch of "Xinhua Dictionaries". With the current production capacity of the base, how many can be provided?"

  "Printing equipment is no problem, papermaking equipment is also readily available, but producing paper requires a large amount of wood as raw material. If you can arrange for labor to solve the raw material problem, whatever you want, the base can provide."

  "Alright, I'll take care of the materials. There are over a thousand prisoners at Canglong Ridge now waiting to be trained, I have them do military training in the morning and chop wood to build up their physical strength in the afternoon."

  "Speaking of paper, I have something else to ask you. Kitty, how much toilet paper is left in the warehouse?"

  "In February and March 1913, two tons of toilet paper were produced according to your request. Even if used at the rate you use it, it won't be used up until the end of this century."

  "Kitty, we must look at the problem with a developmental perspective. The base is no longer just me fighting alone. With the increase in population, the consumption of daily necessities will inevitably surge. I can put toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, toilet paper and other daily necessities into the market as commodities for circulation. The products produced by our base are far superior to similar products in this era, which will greatly boost the reputation of Tangjia Fort."

  "Boss, the products you mentioned, our base currently cannot achieve large-scale production, unless we start upgrading and expanding these small factories now. However, this will inevitably occupy the resources of the second phase of the base project."

  "Alright, you adjust accordingly. For daily necessities, produce them according to the needs of 1 million people. For medical supplies such as sulfonamides, medicinal alcohol, iodine, and vaccines for infectious diseases that are easily spread at this stage, produce them according to the needs of 10 million people. These medicines will be crucial for my next plan and can play a big role."

  "Boss, if we adjust it this way, the progress of the second phase project will be delayed by one hundred and thirty-four days. Is that confirmed?"

  "Confirmed! Let's do it this way for now, I'm not in a hurry with the Air Force and mechanized troops."

  "Yes, boss, start adjusting."

  "Alright, I'll leave it at that for now. I have to go back, this place is too depressing. My Xinhua Building has more atmosphere!"

  After finishing, Tang Dynasty got up and walked back without any nostalgia. When passing by the second floor of the material warehouse, Tang Dynasty took a large pile of toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, bath gel, toilet paper and other daily necessities, found a long wooden box to pack them up, and carried it on his shoulder with one hand, humming a fragment of Peking Opera "Sha Jia Bang - Wisdom Duel".

  "At first, Laozi's team had just started, and there were only a dozen or so people, seven or eight of them..."

  The old familiar tunes echoed endlessly in the empty corridors of the base.

  Just as Tang stepped out of the elevator, a cat's voice suddenly rang out: "Boss, the wounded from Canglong Ridge have arrived at Gate No. 1."

  "Alright. You get someone to prepare a set of commonly used medical equipment for a field hospital and send it to my room." Tang Chao said as he walked away.

  "Yes, boss."

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