For more than 20 years, the heroic National Defense Forces of the Qing Empire defeated one contemporary world power after another, creating a bright future for the Qing Empire. The "Dragon Power" shocked every corner of the world.

The national liberation movements of the countries in Indochina that resisted the invasion and colonial rule of Western powers, fought for national independence and achieved final victory also ignited the fighting spirit of the enslaved and oppressed colonial people in Asia, Africa, America and other places. For a time, a vigorous national movement

The liberation movement swept across the world, causing the European powers to conquer east and west, struggling to cope, losing a large number of colonies, and their national strength was greatly weakened.

The new international exchange norms advocated by the Qing Empire, such as non-interference in each other's internal affairs, mutual respect for national sovereignty, equality and mutual benefit, are recognized by more and more countries in the world, and more and more countries have established peaceful and friendly relations with the Qing Empire.

national relations.

Therefore, the economic and cultural exchanges between the Qing Empire and other countries around the world continued to heat up.

This resulted in the Qing Empire not only being able to obtain all kinds of raw materials urgently needed for modern large-scale industrial production, but also expanding the export market of its own goods. The benefits obtained were almost equivalent to the colonial benefits plundered by force from the world's powerful countries.

Globally, no country dares to openly challenge the increasingly powerful Qing Empire, thus re-forming a new international order in Asia with the Qing Empire as its core.

The currently developed areas of the Qing Empire are traditional population centers, covering most of the country's population and becoming the largest urban population group in the contemporary world. Many central cities in this area have more than one million permanent residents.

, some even reached several million. The living standards of residents in the region have continued to improve, and almost all of them enjoy good education and medical security. Therefore, the huge advantage of population resources can be reflected, and it has provided a foundation for the modern society of the Qing Empire.

The development and improvement of the system provide sufficient guarantee.

However, the proportion of the total land area occupied by these developed areas is still very small compared with the vast territory of the Qing Empire. Most of the country still maintains its original appearance, and the natural ecological environment is quite intact. This is contemporary

The only thing China is superior to in the 21st century is the precious wealth that Kang Fan and his companions intend to leave to future generations of the Chinese nation.

Therefore, in a harmonious and peaceful domestic and international environment, millions of officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces and Internal Guards of the Qing Empire were well prepared for war and at the same time participated in large-scale domestic infrastructure construction, such as important national highways.

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Renovation, expansion or new construction of inland waterways, electric power, water conservancy, stations, ports, airports, factories and mines, farmland facilities, etc., as well as rivers, lakes, oceans, swamps, plains, deserts, mountains, grasslands, forests and various types of land resources, etc.

The development, management and protection of...

There are too many things that need to be done, and in addition to the various resources required, the above-mentioned things do not talk about future development, but if we just want other provinces in the Qing Empire to reach the current development level of Beining, this is a

A big undertaking that takes a long time requires the unremitting struggle and efforts of an entire generation, perhaps even several generations!

The Qing Empire, which has a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population, is itself a huge commodity market. This is an advantage that contemporary powers such as Britain, France, Germany, and Japan cannot match in any case! In other words, even if the current Qing Empire

With its own unique conditions, it can meet all the needs of development, and it does not have to be as large as the above-mentioned areas.

Countries that are not big, lack resources, have a sparse population, and have a small domestic market rely on plundering the resources and markets of other countries to maintain their own survival and development. Therefore, at this time, for the Qing Empire, the influence of overseas resources and markets

The degree of dependence is not very high, and the changing international environment cannot have a fatal impact on its own survival and development.

Looking at these characteristics, the only countries in the world that can compare with the Qing Empire are the United States and Soviet Russia.

Furthermore, after the end of World War I, the Qing Empire shifted its main trade direction from Europe to the Americas. The United States in North America has become the most important trading partner of the Qing Empire, together with other Central and South American countries and

The trade volume of Asia, Africa and other countries, even if the Qing Empire cut off trade with Europe, it would not have a serious impact on its export economy. Moreover, after the huge damage of the war, the entire European economy was on the verge of collapse. How could it be compared with the Qing Empire?

Strength to compete?

After the war, Europe was in dire straits and its original industrial and agricultural foundation was almost gone. It was in urgent need of the Qing Empire to provide it with various industrial and agricultural products. Although the United States could provide some of them, the quality of American products was

Both in terms of quantity and cost, they were several grades behind the products of the Qing Empire. What Europeans were willing to do was to use the loans provided by the United States to purchase the products of the Qing Empire that they found most satisfying.

However, most European countries' ocean freighters were lost in the war, and they could only rely on the ocean-going fleet of the Beining Ocean Shipping Company to transport them. The increasingly powerful shipbuilding industry of the Qing Empire in recent years was the Beining Ocean Shipping Company.

A large number of new ships were manufactured, making Bac Ninh Ocean Shipping Company the largest shipping company in the world.

In this way, China, a continental country with thousands of years of history, has finally become one of the world's major maritime countries.

From January 18 to June 28, 1919, the victors and defeated countries of World War I held a conference at the Palace of Versailles in Paris, the capital of France, known in history as the Paris Peace Conference. Except for the Soviet Union, which was not invited to participate, a total of 20

Many countries participated in this conference. The conference called for the establishment of permanent world peace. In fact, it was a conference for the victorious imperialist countries such as Britain, France, and the United States to distribute the spoils of war, redivide the world, and plan to oppose the proletarian revolution and national liberation movements.

As one of the contemporary world powers, the Qing Empire was naturally invited. However, Kang Fan rejected the invitation on behalf of the Qing government: What does the new post-war world order and international norms established at the Paris Peace Conference have to do with the Qing Empire? Nonsense.

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It was at this time, under the joint action of the Qing Empire's Medical and Health Department, Ministry of Social Security, Academy of Sciences and other departments, headed by Mei Xiang and her classmates, that the influenza epidemic sweeping the world first began to subside in the Qing Empire.

In June of that year, domestic order in the Qing Empire returned to normal, and all walks of life were once again full of vitality.

"I have to listen to the orders of your classmates. I will lead the army to do whatever they ask me to do. Because now they are in control of the overall situation of the Qing Empire." Kang Fan said with a smile.

Mei Xiang smiled, "You can't be idle anyway. If you are idle, you might get sick again."

Kang Fan nodded, "No one knows me better than my wife!"

Mei Xiang was surprised and said with a smile: "I know Kang Fan, this is the first time you call me 'wife'."

Kang Fan smiled and said nothing.

"I'm just wondering, what did your mother eat when she was pregnant with you? Why do you have so much energy in your body? It seems like you can never use up all of it!" Mei Xiang said.

Kang Fan thought for a moment and said, "Both my mother and father love braised pork."

Everyone no longer has the illusion of returning to the 21st century. Everyone is very proud of their achievements in this era. For these passionate young people, their youth has been selflessly dedicated to this era.

In this hot land of China, the meaning of life can be perfectly interpreted, and there are no regrets in life. With respect and love

Compared with the fate of our motherland and our compatriots, abandoning personal family ties has become a reality that everyone can accept. Although occasionally we can find a few heart-wrenching faces or a few evocative past events in the memories treasured in the softest place in our hearts, but

It only takes a moment of throbbing and then disappears without a trace in front of the colorful reality.

Time is really a good medicine. No matter how happy or painful the memory is, it will gradually fade away in its slow passage. For life, tomorrow is always elusive. The only thing that can be grasped is today, and yesterday will always be

Past tense, the past has passed.

"So, we will grow old together in this era?" Mei Xiang asked Kang Fan.

Kang Fan smiled, "Which era does growing old together belong to? Could it be that the meaning or practice of growing old together are different in different eras?"

Mei Xiang was speechless.

Kang Fan said: "We will definitely be able to go back, believe me, Mei Xiang."

Mei Xiang smiled bitterly, "You are the only one who still believes that we can return to that era."

"Then do you believe me?" Kang Fan asked.

Mei Xiang shook her head, "I believe in you, but I don't believe in God."

The classmates of Zhong Hanqiang and Mei Xiang are now leaders of various departments of the country. They all got married one after another and moved out of Taiyuan City one after another for the convenience of work. In the end, only Zhong Hanqiang and Kang Fan were left in the family compound of Beining Governor's Mansion.

There were two families. Later, after Yu Hao was promoted to the governor of Shanxi, his family moved here, adding dozens of people at once, and once again restored the vitality of this family compound.

Kang Fan and Mei Xiang have been busy away from home all year round, and He Shuixiu is in charge of everything at home most of the time. When He Shuixiu is working, the family can only be taken over by He Shuichang and his wife.

A few years ago, He Shuichang retired from work and stayed at home because of his age. He spent all his time with calligraphy and painting. He could not expect to take care of the family. Fortunately, in addition to his wife, he also had two young wives and many years of study.

The loyal male and female housekeepers who followed him could do these things with ease. In addition, with the help of Zhong Hanqiang and Yu Hao's family, Kang Fan and Mei Xiang were relieved of their worries and could concentrate on their jobs.

He Shuichang knew very well what his precious daughter was thinking. In his opinion, it was normal for a great hero like Kang Fan to marry 3 or 5 women, so he did not interfere with his daughter's choice.

After giving birth to her and Kang Fan's child without telling him, he became a grandfather and lied to the outside world that he was the child of his little wife.

He put all his energy into this grandson. And he also knew that although Kang Fan would not marry another woman for Mei Xiang, he still took great care of his daughter, and her daughter would not suffer any injustice. What's more, her daughter
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