February 9th is the Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year. This is one of the most important festivals for all Chinese.

Since Japan was still "accumulating wealth" and was prepared to let Nanhua retreat in the face of difficulties, it even built fortresses in North Korea to focus on defense instead of taking the initiative to attack.

Therefore, the Chinese world spent a year in a unique way amidst the hustle and bustle of war.

After the New Year, Chinese people started to be busy again. With the completion of the first phase of the industrial plan, China had basic heavy industry, and the overall process of industrialization began to accelerate. More and more people were included in the huge machine of industry.

On February 25th, after the Lantern Festival, schools resumed, and the whole society came out of the excitement of the New Year and began to get busy.

Jinling, Jinling Railway Secondary Technical School.

Wang Xiaoyu carried the large package his mother had packed for him and entered the school gate.

"Did you hear that?"

"I've heard about it a long time ago, let me tell you..."

"Shh, don't dare say nonsense, walls have ears..."

Wang Xiaoyu looked at the mysterious junior students and grinned.

Once upon a time, he was just like his junior classmates, he liked to join in the fun and gossip. That period was the most carefree time for him.

Wang Xiaoyu was born in a farming family, and his family was a self-cultivated farmer. There were six people in his family and twenty acres of land. He was not considered a wealthy family, but he lived a good life.

It is precisely because of this that his father is willing to send him to school. After all, although the tuition is free, going to school is equivalent to losing a labor force in the family.

Wang Xiaoyu thought as she walked to the door of the dormitory - a row of large residential buildings.

"Brother Xiaoyu is back? How was the internship? Is the master fierce?" Roommate Cai Qidong stretched his head out of the window.

"Brother Xiaoyu, you won't leave when you come back this time, right? I heard that the Ministry of Education will establish Jinling University of Technology early this year, and all secondary school students can apply."

"Forget it about the technical university. We can't win against those guys from the high school. We might as well go to the technical college for our majors."

"Yes, yes, I think so too, but you can try it in Qidong, your results have always been better."

There were eight people in a dormitory, and six of them were here. Wang Xiaoyu looked at these friends who had been together for two and a half years, and stepped forward dangerously.

"I won't take the exam. The internship is very interesting. You can learn a lot of things that are not available in school. I also drove a train. The master is also very nice." Wang Xiaoyu entered the room and put down the things.

"Train? How about driving a train? Brother Xiaoyu, please tell me, is it difficult? What kind of locomotive..." Sure enough, the attention of a group of friends was immediately diverted.

At this time, there is no requirement for internship for graduation. The school will only issue certificates to students who want to intern in the middle and late fifth semester to prove their identity.

Various companies that need to recruit people will consciously come to the school and put up a notice, and then whoever is interested can apply.

For those who don't want to intern, the school will not ask too much of them, and will provide classrooms and books to students who want to further their studies.

However, after all, only a few people participated in further education. At this time in China, most people's families were extremely poor. Even if tuition and miscellaneous fees were exempted, it was still difficult to support a scholar.

After finishing school, most graduates will follow the notices posted by companies, apply for jobs, join jobs, and start making money.

Coincidentally, the families in Wang Xiaoyu's dormitory are not too bad, including Wang Xiaoyu. If he is willing to continue taking the exam, his family will support him.

Therefore, only two people in their dormitory chose to do internships, and six chose to stay in school to prepare for the exam.

"Brother Xiaoyu, I heard that the Ministry of Education has provided low-interest loans to college students, which are enough to live on without having to trouble their families." Cai Qidong said softly.

Wang Xiaoyu's grades are very good. At least half of the subjects are ranked first in grade, and the overall evaluation is also first-class.

If Wang Xiaoyu takes the exam, he can basically pass it.

The difference between graduating from a secondary technical school and graduating from a university is huge.

"No, my younger brothers and sisters are also old enough to go to school. Besides, my work unit is not bad, so they may not be worse than you, a college student." Wang Xiaoyu patted Cai Qidong on the shoulder and smiled.

Although he was smiling, Wang Xiaoyu still felt regretful in his heart. At this time, there were so many people without academic qualifications, and college students in China were really rarer animals than pandas.

"Xiao Yu is right, I advise you, except Qidong, everyone else should go for internships when they have time." Lin Yaodong walked in wearing a dark green uniform.

Lin Yaodong was another intern in their dormitory.

"Brother Yaodong, what are you talking about? The exam is in two months, so if you don't study hard now..." Several people were surprised and chirped.

Lin Yaodong's background is somewhat mysterious. He has always been unsurprised by many major events. He appears to be well-informed and has his own unique insights into major events, many of which are correct.

"You should all have heard that President Huang resigned, and the background of the newly appointed Prime Minister Chen is a bit unclear." Lin Yaodong held his head high, as if you are coming to ask me questions soon.

"Yes, that's right, why did Premier Huang be dismissed? It's obviously not time yet."

"Moreover, President Huang is still missing after he resigned."

"I heard that Prime Minister Huang left Shanghai by boat overnight on the night of the Lantern Festival and his whereabouts are unknown."

"Did they start a fight? Are they fleeing abroad again?"

Seeing his friends running further and further away, Lin Yaodong became anxious and wanted to show off.

"Okay, okay, Yaodong, what happened?" Wang Xiaoyu stood up and interrupted the discussion with a smile, bringing the argument back to the topic.

"It's a big deal! The President...the Presidential Palace has made major adjustments to the entire China, and officials have been transferred frequently."

"At the same time, a new plan has been passed, and a new round of railway plans will start within the year. This is a rare opportunity, so I ask you to go to work quickly and don't waste time in school."

As Lin Yaodong spoke, a young man in military uniform walked in from the door.

"Yaodong, we have to go to the headquarters. You can come directly to the headquarters to wait for us." Huang Zhengfang patted Lin Yaodong on the shoulder.

"Okay, Brother Huang, you go ahead." Lin Yaodong nodded like a chicken eating rice.

"Okay, have fun." Huang Zhengfang smiled at the students and turned to leave.

"Brother Yaodong, who is this high official? He is so young?"

"Oh my god, Lin Yaodong, you are the real one!"

"It's so hidden! Your brother has fought against Japanese pirates, right? That's strange. Such a young colonel should be very famous."

As for boys, most of them like guns and cannons, and they also like the military and have a basic understanding of the military.

Huang Zhengfang came to Jinling on business and wore a formal dress with the rank of colonel on the collar.

Colonel, a division and brigade level army officer, so young and with a bright future!

"Yaodong, can you elaborate on the major adjustment you mentioned?" Wang Xiaoyu asked.

"No, don't be like this. I really can't say it. As long as you know that I won't harm you, I can't say anything else." Lin Yaodong almost blurted out, but luckily he remembered his father's belt and held it back.

His father's belt was never merciful. If his mother knew that he had made such a mistake, she would not save him. The only person who could save him was thousands of miles away.

"Cai Qidong, what's your expression? Forget it, you'll know in ten days and a half. It shouldn't be too late by then."

"It's Xiao Yu. Your unit should have plans to move west. Trust me, sign up. Whether it's the southwest or northwest, there will be great opportunities in the future."

Lin Yaodong paused.

"I can only say that if you go, there is a high probability that you can join the Construction Corps. I can't say much else. I'm going to pack my things." Lin Yaodong started to pack his things neatly.

"Construction Corps?" Wang Xiaoyu frowned and confirmed the fact that Lin Yaodong had a strong background.

Huaxia's construction corps is not like Nanhua, which is a land reclamation system. Basically every village used to be a construction corps. After the land reclamation matured, it was changed to local units. Some areas continued to be maintained due to various reasons.

The reasons are complex and varied, such as cost savings, military secrets involved, or the need for a higher level of protection, etc.

As for China, although it has set up a construction corps, it often builds special corps based on a certain project, such as the Mongolian Reclamation Construction Corps.

These special projects lead to a larger proportion of the military. In the eyes of many people, this is the second-line military strength.

Wang Xiaoyu also thinks so. Reclamation is nothing new in Chinese history.

"Why do they need to colonize? War? The Japanese have new moves, so they want to expand their army?" Wang Xiaoyu couldn't figure it out.

I discussed it with my friends and left the school. I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Wang Xiaoyu felt that there was a lot of chaos on the street.

Back at the unit, Wang Xiaoyu asked, Artillery, that the Jinling Railway Group would set up a technical team to go to the northwest to provide railway technical guidance.

If it had been before, Wang Xiaoyu would have refused without even thinking about it. Although the allowance and subsidy were higher after going, after all, it was too far away from home and he couldn't take care of his younger siblings.

This went against his original plan.

"I'm signing up!" Wang Xiaoyu squeezed out of the crowd, got a registration form, and started filling in the information.

Wang Xiaoyu met all the requirements, and because of his youth, he passed the first round of assessment easily.

Unexpectedly, in the next few days, Wang Xiaoyu continued to undergo examinations. A telegram came from her home saying that the township head had sent someone to her home to inquire about the situation.

It wasn't until March 1st that Wang Xiaoyu was suddenly pulled into a car and dragged to the suburbs. Here, he saw an airship up close for the first time and also rode an airship for the first time.

The airship flew all the way to the northwest, and the speed was not as slow as Wang Xiaoyu imagined. There was a large group of soldiers with them, or Wang Xiaoyu set off hitchhiking.

The airship was very boring. Wang Xiaoyu got tired after walking around for a few hours, so she lay in the room and looked out the window.

"It's done!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live China!"

"Excuse me, what's going on?" The noise woke up Wang Xiaoyu. He carefully came to the lobby, looked at the reveling soldiers, and asked the waiter on the side.

"Huaxia and Nanhua merged, and the Huaxia Empire was established." The waiter explained excitedly.

"What...what? Then..." This news shocked Wang Xiaoyu to pieces.

He had thought about it a lot, but he never expected that the big move Lin Yaodong was talking about would be this.
Chapter completed!